MArk McNamara, former NBA player (Sixers, Spurs, Lakers and Magic) and who came to play in Spain with the Caja de Ronda (1986), Juver Murcia (1991) and Real Madrid (1992) He died at 60 years of age, according to the University of California. The 2.11m pvot had previously fought various heart diseases and he had been diagnosed with a rare respiratory condition.
McNamara was born in San Jos (California) in 1959, trained from 1977 to 1983 at the Universities of Santa Clara and Berkeley and played professionally in the NBA (Sixers, Spurs, Kings, Lakers and Magic), in addition to Spain and Italy (Livorno ). He was NBA champion with the Philadelphia 76ers (1983) and NCAA leader in shooting percentage in his last season at Berkeley.
His fame in Spain came when he signed for Real Madrid, but it was not news as much for his contribution on the fieldHe barely played 10 games under George Karl, the then white coach, as circumstantially embodying the fictional character Chewbacca in the movie The Empire Strikes Back from the mythical dynasty of Star Wars.
That was a legend that did not actually materialize, at least it did not appear on the big screen. Actually He only temporarily replaced the actor who gave life to the character, Peter Mayhew, who had fallen ill., but his interpretation did not convince the director of the film, who discarded all the scenes shot by the ex-madridista and went on to shoot them later with the original actor.
OFFICIAL PSAME OF REAL MADRID
Real Madrid CF, its president and its Board of Directors deeply regret the death of Mark McNamara, a basketball player for Real Madrid in the 1991-1992 season, in which he conquered the European Cup Winners’ Cup. The American pvot Mark McNamara was 60 years old and He was the NBA champion with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1983. Real Madrid wants to express his condolences and his love and affection to all his family and loved ones.
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