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Marvin Barnes

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Basketball Player

The Resume

    (July 27, 1952-September 8, 2014)
    Born in Providence, Rhode Island
    Forward for the Spirits of St. Louis (1974-76), Detroit Pistons (1976-77), Buffalo Braves (1977-78), Boston Celtics (1979-80) and San Diego Clippers (1980)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was nicknamed 'Bad News' for his frequent off-court problems.
    His senior year in high school, he robbed a bus while wearing a jacket with 'State Champions' and 'Marvin' written across it.
    At Providence College, he whacked a teammate with a tire iron.
    He spent five months in jail after violating his parole from the tire iron assault by getting caught at an airport with a pistol in his luggage (1977).
    He admitted that while playing for the Celtics, he snorted cocaine while on the bench. ('I guess that I don't need to say that my career didn't last much longer after that.')
    He was homeless in the early 80s.
    He was arrested for stealing videos from an adult bookstore (1990).
    He has been in and out of five drug rehab programs, apparently without much success judging by his 2007 cocaine possession bust.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Providence College coach Dave Gavitt said, 'If you get to know him, he's a warm, wonderful human being.'
    He was the ABA Rookie of the Year (1975).
    He worked with at-risk youth through the Rebound Foundation.
    Bob Costas said, 'He had such incredible charm and personality. There's no doubt in my mind that had he not screwed himself up, he would have been one of the best 50 players ever in the NBA.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 122 Votes: 50.82% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying