Richard Marlon Calloway (born December 12, 1966) is an American former professional
basketball
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player. He played one season in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) for the
Sacramento Kings
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during the
1990–91 season. Born in
Cincinnati, Ohio
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, he attended
Indiana University
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* Indiana Univers ...
and transferred to the
University of Kansas
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in 1988. Calloway was a 6'6" 180 lb
forward
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.
Calloway was selected in the 1990
CBA Draft by the
Omaha Racers
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, and played for the
Columbus Horizon
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History
Plans to bring professional basketball to Columbus were unveiled in September ...
and
Rochester Renegade
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in that league. He also played professionally in
Argentina
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and
Poland
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.
Calloway is now a partner in swimming pool construction company, Beyond Blue Pools, in the Houston area.
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1966 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
American expatriate basketball people in Poland
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Cincinnati
Columbus Horizon players
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players
McDonald's High School All-Americans
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Philippine Basketball Association imports
Rochester Renegade players
Sacramento Kings players
San Miguel Beermen players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Undrafted National Basketball Association players
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