Mark Sanford (basketball)

Eumarkjah Tywan Mark Sanford , is a retired American professional basketball player. He is currently the Player Development Coach for the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA.

Mark Sanford was born in Dallas, Texas to Beverley and Richard Sanford. He is the second oldest of five children, Richard, Anthony, Zakirah, and Crystal. In his early years he was a big football fan. He played and was coached by his father Richard until his untimely murder in 1990. Richard Sanford never saw his son play basketball. When he died, Mark wasyears old, stoodfootand played football. Mark told his father that he would play in the NFL, but in his heart even back then he felt he would never leave the impoverished neighborhood of South Oak Cliff, in Dallas, Texas. In the year following his fathers death Mark grew 8160inches going from 510 to 66. He stopped growing at 610.

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