Marquis, Gail (1956–)
Marquis, Gail (1956–)
AfricanAmerican basketball player. Born Gail Annette Marquis, Nov 18, 1956, in Queens, NY.
At Montreal Olympics, won a silver medal in team competition (1976); won a team silver at World University games (1977); played professionally with NY Stars (1979–80) and NJ Gems (1980–91); often does guest sports com mentary for tv networks.
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