Background
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of a Baltimore preacher, Webster attended Edmondson High School in the city.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of a Baltimore preacher, Webster attended Edmondson High School in the city.
He played one season in the American Basketball Association (American Bar Association) and nine in the National Basketball Association (National Basketball Association) with the Denver Nuggets (1975-1977), Seattle SuperSonics (1977-1978), New York Knickerbockers (1978-1984) and Milwaukee Buckinghamshire (1986-1987). A four-year basketball letterman at Morgan State University, he earned the nickname "The Human Eraser" as a junior when he averaged eight blocked shots a game while helping the Bears capture the 1974 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Championship. He averaged 21 points and 22.4 rebounds and was named Division II player of the year.
Webster still holds eight career school records: 1,990 points, 2,267 rebounds, 19.5 rebounds per game, 785 field goals made, 424 free throws made, 644 free throws attempted, 722 blocks and 110 games started.
His 740 rebounds in 1974 and 2,267 career total are still second all-time in National Collegiate Athletic Association history in their respective categories. He was named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Men"s Basketball 50th Anniversary All-Elite Eight Team in 2006.
Webster was selected in the first round of both the National Basketball Association and American Bar Association Drafts in 1975 (third overall by the Atlanta Hawks, first overall by the Denver Nuggets, respectively). After signing with the Nuggets, he was diagnosed with a form of hepatitis, and played only 38 games as a rookie in 1975-1976.
His finest season was his single year with Seattle, in which he averaged 14.0 points, 12.6 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game.
He raised his performance in the SuperSonics’ 22-game playoff run that year, averaging 16.1 points, 13.1 rebounds, and more than 2.6 blocks per game. Webster still holds the SuperSonics" record for rebounds in one half with 21. Webster was found dead in a Tulsa, Oklahoma hotel room on April 4, 2009.
He was 56 years old.
lieutenant is believed that he died of a coronary artery disease. Webster was married to Mederia Webster. Webster"s son, Marvin Webster Junior., was recruited to play basketball at Temple University, but died at age 19 from a heart attack prior to his sophomore season.
Later in his life, Webster lived in Metuchen, New Jersey.