From dunks to deliveries: Former No. 1 Pick La Rue Martin’s Unlikely Success Story
By Elan Kane La Rue Martin Jr. thought his future was set. The Portland Trail Blazers had drafted him No. 1 overall in the 1972 NBA draft. Money and fame awaited. Fifteen years later, he started work as a UPS driver, struggling to find uniform pants that fit his 6-foot-11 frame. “There is life after […]
