Ex-NBA star Marvin Webster found dead in hotel TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Marvin Webster, a fierce shot-blocking center who helped lead the Seattle SuperSonics to the 1978 NBA finals, was found dead in a hotel bathtub in Tulsa, Okla. He was 56. His body was discovered in his room Monday morning in the downtown Ambassador Hotel, police said Wednesday. Foul play is not suspected and the death apparently stemmed from an illness, police spokesman Jason Willingham said. He added that the former 7-foot-1 center had been living at the hotel and employees grew concerned after not seeing him for several days. The medical examiner office said the cause of death has not been determined. W. Charles Bennett, Webster's former agent and current financial adviser, said Webster's death was related to coronary artery disease. Known as "The Human Eraser,' Webster spent nine seasons in the NBA. He averaged 16.1 points during the SuperSonics' playoff run in 1978. He signed with the Knicks the following season and played six years in New York. Detroit Pistons assistant coach Darrell Walker played with Webster in New York during his first two NBA seasons. "That second unit we had when I was here, it was myself, Trent Tucker, Louis Orr, Ernie Grunfeld and Marvin Webster was our center on that second unit," Walker said before the Pistons faced the Knicks. "The second unit, we'd press and trap, and Marvin was back there erasing it. He was a great shot blocker, one of the best shot blockers of all time." more to read http://www.nba.com/2009/news/04/08/webster.ap/index.html RIP
I remember him playing next to Jack Sikma in the 1978 NBA Finals, which the Sonics lost to the Bullets. DJ, Gus Williams, "Downtown" Freddie Brown were also on that team. Webster left the Sonics, Sikma moved to C and the Sonics beat the Bullets in rematch the next year. R.I.P.
wow i totally thought for a few seconds it was martell webster that was dead..until i read the article.
Click on the link and get to the last sentence. Years ago, his son who played in HS here locally, died during his sophomore season at Temple of heart trouble. He was Human Eraser II....
I thought the thread title said Martell Webster when I quickly glanced and I was like Whaaaaaaaaat! I don't remember Marvin Webster but may he RIP +
