COLUMBIA, S.C. — Bob Marcum, who served as athletic director at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died a couple of days then struggling a stroke. He used to be 87.
South Carolina, UMass and Marshall’s athletic areas all introduced Marcum’s demise Wednesday, a hour then he died. Arkansas schoolteacher John Calipari, who labored beneath Marcum at Massachusetts, posted on social media Sunday that Marcum used to be hospitalized then headaches from a stroke.
Calipari posted about Marcum’s demise Tuesday, announcing the 2 spent moment in combination within the health facility.
“We talked about our time together at UMass, he as AD and me his coach,” Calipari wrote. “We laughed cried and prayed.”
Marcum served as athletic at Kansas from 1978-82 earlier than transferring directly to South Carolina for 6 years. He led the UMass athletic segment from 1993-2002 earlier than committing to Marshall govern that program till he retired in 2009.
