Background
He was born in Saint Louis, Missouri.
He was born in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Beaumont High School.
A 6"3" (190 m) guard from Saint Louis University, Orms was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the eighth round of the 1968 National Basketball Association Draft. He played one season with the Bullets, averaging 2.8 points per game. Orms then jumped to the American Basketball Association, where he increased his scoring average to 9.1 points per game in one season with the Indiana Pacers and Pittsburgh Pipers.
As a playwright, Mr.
Orms wrote "Bones," a play that emphasis basketball and religion.