Stanley Roberts. Not even close. 484-256-1330. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. home/away, monthly, etc More Stanley Roberts Basketball Reference pages. Stanley Roberts is on Facebook. Stanley High School (current page) Share Print. He was a proud graduate of Jesup W. Scott High School and later graduated from the Toledo Board of Education School for . But when youre an athlete or a coach, the only difference in your life and other peoples life is that all your success and failures are played out in front of other people. But in the years after Roberts NBA career floundered, Brown remained persistent. A college-aged Shaquille ONeal and Stanley Roberts stand side by side in the back row of that picture, nearly identical in height. Childers is back in South Carolina so he can take the Spanish camera crew for a tour of the Diamond Mine, then for a drive down Congaree Road. When you truly love somebody, you stand with them through the good and through the bad, no matter what, English recently told The State. Roberts and Shaquille O'Neal formed LSU's "Twin Towers", as each was over. Stanley Roberts weighed 285 lbs (129 kg) when playing. But whenever Roberts grades slipped or hed threaten to quit the team, Childers knew all he had to do was put in a call to Isabella, and shed be standing outside the front door ready to pounce as soon as Roberts got home. But as earnestly as she tried, she could only protect them for so long. Edward O. Thorp. Louisiana native Kelvin Burns, Roberts boss, has the office right next to him. When she died, he signed it over to his brother. Stan, ONeal said again, with a sterner look in his eyes. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2014 with a degree in journalism. Redemption, even. Before he parks in front of his unit, Roberts swings by the communal mailbox and drops in a thick envelope. As the son of a self-made single mom who never made it past 8th grade, Brown valued the educational component of coaching more than most. 106 MAPLE ST. Roberts story has transformed over the years from triumph to shame to redemption. With the support of Richland School District 1 and the Lower Richland Alumni Foundation, English set a jersey retirement ceremony for Dec. 17. Andrew Miller is a sports reporter, covering The Citadel, College of Charleston, S.C. Stingrays, Charleston Battery, etc. Hes a celebrity in everybody elses eyes, but not mine. It still brings tears to his eyes when he thinks about his father secretly and drunkenly watching his games. Owner of Mr Badly Productions LLC This story was originally published November 14, 2022, 12:00 AM. Coach, Roberts said, handing him the bag. , Post and Courier, an Evening Post Publishing Newspaper Group. Do you have a blog? In 1984, he moved to the Salinas Valley, where he worked as a floor camera operator at KCBA Fox 35 News.. I dont remember any of that, Felton told The State. You said what you had to say to your father, didnt you? the counselor asked. And why does everybody still love him? And Im like, If Stanley Roberts jersey is not hanging up in a building in South Carolina, something is wrong.. He grew prickly and combative, and there were times when he struck Isabella or the kids or both. Before he could ever play a game, an NBA executive called Roberts into a meeting, told him that he failed the test and that he was indefinitely banned under the leagues new collectively bargained rules. Roberts remembers his maternal grandmother walking over from next door and breaking up arguments between his parents. The name Stanley Roberts has over 407 birth records, 128 death records, 110 criminal/court records, 1179 address records, 262 phone records & more. Roberts will never forget that March 21st game in Chicago. Before joining The Post and Courier in 1989, he graduated from South Carolina with a degree in journalism. And for me, its centered around one thing and one thing only: Unfortunately, he didnt have the long, decorated NBA career that a lot of people thought he would have. Its fenced-in now, with tall green trees providing privacy. The Roberts family claimed Harold Hill, a magistrate judge who presided over Waynes first court hearing, promised to go easy on Wayne if Stanley signed with USC, according to previous reporting by The State. He just wants to live a normal life. Brown coached the LSU mens basketball team for 25 years, including the one season Roberts and ONeal overlapped in 1989-90. Then the counselor handed the envelope back to him. ONeal escorted his old friend around the room, introducing him to each member of his entourage, telling them: This is the man that taught me everything.. Stanley, if I had any kind of talent at all, any kind of talent in coaching, it was that I always felt I really cared for players, and I thought I could motivate them, Brown told him. Isabella barely said a word to Stanley for the remaining months of the trial, and Stanley spent much of that time over at Childers house, watching cartoons with his kids. Clinton Stanley Roberts, 28, passed away on June 13, 2016. Hes just Stanley.. This story was originally published November 14, 2022, 5:00 AM. Anybody here witness the legendary "Dungeon" fights between Shaq and Stanley Roberts? A look at Stanley Roberts' new office at KPHO-5 in Phoenix, where he shows off awards and recognition from his time in the Bay Area. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. He pulls up an app on his phone with both a daily Old Testament and New Testament verse and texts those verses to each of his four children. Anouchka O'Hara #283. . Was: $30.99. Wayne sat shotgun, trying to keep his eyes open while Roberts cruised along the interstate. Stanley Roberts @StanleyRoberts @StanleyRoberts account has been temporarily suspended for violating rules we haven't actually created yet. Hed love nothing more than to fade from the public consciousness. Former high school teammates like Jo Jo English, Tracy Garrick and Charles Boogie Jacobs say that Roberts should be celebrated not only for his high school dominance but for the way he pulled the pieces of his life back together after basketball ended. No friends in a new town. He was a six-time NBA All-Star. And, true to form, she kept telling him to wait until she got home from the hospital. A 20-year-old Wayne walked out of court a free man. One of the most . Im gonna buy you a truck tomorrow. He played 12 seasons in the NBA and was inducted in the college basketball Hall of Fame in 2013. Stay Connected. Im gonna call you around 3:30.. At his core, hes always been an easygoing, Bible-toting country boy, who never intended to play basketball, who tried to quit his Lower Richland High School basketball team more than once, but his mother would never let him. Join Facebook to connect with Jennifer Lynn Stanley-Roberts and others you may know. Clinton attended Oak View Elementary School. But this woman wouldnt stop staring at him. The Skinny: After graduating from South Carolina as the schools all-time leading scorer, English played 15 years in the NBA and was an eight-time NBA All-Star. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. His perplexed head coach, Jim Childers, approached him. apmiller@postandcourier.com. All rights reserved. So he waited. Former Reporter/News Videojournalist at KRON 4 News He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997. When I played ball, I went back probably every two or three years, Roberts told The State. Erasmus Hall High School Alumni Class List. Hed smoke pot. Roberts High School - We do whatever it takes to empower all students. Recent News C-9 Student of the Month Tweets Tweets by SHS_Cardinals ONeal enlisted the help of Wayne Sims, another former LSU teammate, and his wife Faye Sims to try to twist Roberts arm. "Today, nearly a decade after flunking that drug test and washing out of the NBA, Roberts is in good spirits. You play like that every night, and I guarantee the skys the limit. The next time his mother left for work, he called Felton and Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins and told them he was declining their offers. From the moment Dale Brown stepped into the mobile home on Congaree Road in 1987, Roberts knew he wanted to play for LSU. Alex English, who played at Dreher High School from 1969-72, graduated from USC as the schools all-time leading scorer and then played 15 years in the NBA. Cars are parked in the driveway. ONeal wearing No. The Skinny: ONeal didnt attend college, going straight from high school to the NBA in 1996. Then he drives to the office, gets there around 5:30 a.m., and usually stays until after 4 p.m. On this day in August, Roberts has a little more leeway. In fact, I think even Brown thought (at the time) that Roberts was the future NBA star, not Shaq. When she gave the green light, I said, OK, Ill go play because mama wants me to play.. HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 12.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks as a senior for coach Jim Quick at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School.Earned MVP honors of the Bay League as a senior.Named first-team all-league as a senior and second-team as a junior.Was second-team all-area as a senior. BATON ROUGE - LSU center Stanley Roberts, whose inspirational story of returning to LSU to graduate at the age of 42, has been named the LSU legend in the 2016 class of Allstate SEC. P.O. And Im like, Yeah, Im working with him right now!. Roberts has that same kind of relationship with his coworkers, who are always teasing him, telling him, Now youre normal. Roberts eyes grew wide, he started shaking his head, saying, No, Shaq. Last November, Shaquille ONeal performed a DJ set at a club in Baton Rouge and invited Stanley Roberts his old college teammate to join him. Never. His nickname in high school was Enough, because often that was exactly the amount of effort he gave in practice and in the classroom. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Business Profile for Stanley High School. 53 Lower Richland jersey to be retired. By the time Jordan, Pippen and Grant checked back into the game in the fourth quarter, Roberts and the Magic had wrestled control of the lead. In college, it was OK. Stanley never could extend his legs in his bed, Childers says, while forking through a salad at Grouchos Deli on Forest Drive. Stanley Roberts Found 1,221 people in California, New York and 48 other states View contact information: phones, addresses, emails and networks. A 2002 Sports Illustrated feature on Roberts, titled His Own Worst Enemy, opens with the line: Big men cant hide. But for most of his adult life, Roberts has tried. She never asked for it. Hes got you. He adores him. Not guilty. Up to a certain point of life, Robert Davis was a great dad, Roberts said. (406) 445-2421. College career. File photo/The State Lower Richland roots The first road trip Roberts took in the truck that O'Neal bought him a glistening black. Stanley Roberts was drafted by Orlando Magic, 1st round (23rd pick, 23rd overall), 1991 NBA Draft. Kendra Cameron-Jarvis. He was drafted by Orlando in 1991 with the 23rd overall pick, again getting teamed up with ONeal. Until one night in November 1987 he was sitting up late with his brother at home. It has taken decades, but the former NBA player who hails from Hopkins is finally feeling at home. Hes always gonna be one of us. He routinely hosts former high school and college players on his podcast, and he tries to educate a younger generation of basketball players on the greats that played before them. A lesson in soft-doubling strategy. Join Facebook to connect with Stanley Roberts and others you may know. He doesnt like clubs. Stanley Vincent Steven Pariser Susan Minkoff Wendy Tepper Wendy Whitman Yolanda Martinez. Stanley never could have dreamed that hed one day buy those 8.3 acres for his mother. Roberts nodded. Now nearly a year old, its still got that new car smell. He played one full season with the Clippers before rupturing his right Achilles tendon. The drugs. In 1972, Roberts returned to Broadway and toured with Ingrid Bergman in Captain Brassbound's Conversion, in which he played the title role. Just watched a video on the Shaq and Kobe beef, and reminded me of the stories I heard working at LSU about these two giants playing pick up games in the "Dungeon" which would get intense, then physical, then turn into full . "I'm happy," Roberts says from his dorm room in Baton Rouge, LA. Brown beamed with pride from the front row. 1979 JANUARY 1979 Stanley Roberts. Nobody is without flaws. You might as well take these, too.. Dont let this affect you.. And hes not as revered as I think he should be. The injuries. Roberts money dried up when the NBA checks stopped coming, then he lost the property in an ill-advised deal with an acquaintance. He made the 10-hour drive from Baton Rouge in mid-December, about a month after ONeal visited. He had to be in the fetal position asleep a lot of time on the floor. APRIL 1979 Stanley Roberts. I Googled him, Ursin told The State. Roberts bounced from the Clippers to the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Houston Rockets in an attempt to resuscitate his career. You can use this area for legal statements, copyright information, a mission . He should have been here, where everybody here could love on him. Data Provided By His talent gave him everythingcash, clothes, security. Former Diamond Hornet players like Tracy Garrick speak as glowingly about Roberts heart as they do his basketball prowess. Not only did Roberts make waves across the state, but the rest of the nation took notice. $20.00. Every morning, Roberts wakes up at 4 a.m., showers, then reads that days entry in his one-year Bible. All the while, tears gushed from his eyes. Dunk after dunk after dunk. Back in the day, Stanley Roberts helped Lower Richland basketball win state titles in 1987 and 1988. He needed to be humbled. (Roberts) just didnt have that killer instinct, Brown continued. All of a sudden, Roberts and his Magic teammates found a rhythm. All of Hopkins pinned their hopes on this young man. 53 jersey finally hangs in the basketball gym known as the Diamond Mine. Its more about being a product. Stanley took those words to heart. In the time since, Burns and Roberts have developed such a tight-knit working relationship that Roberts fills in as the boss when Burns is on vacation. What keeps him away? Class of 1991 + Add your name . Back in the VIP room behind the stage, ONeal asked Roberts what kind of car he was driving. ONeal was smoking hookah backstage when Roberts, the Sims and Stanley Roberts Jr., one of Roberts four children, stepped in with their VIP passes. Answer your phone tomorrow when I call you.. And Hopkins will always be home even from Baton Rouge. According to state test scores, 8% of students are at least proficient in math and 27% in reading. After his professional career ended Roberts returned to LSU to complete his degree.[2]. The Skinny: Garnett played 21 seasons in the NBA and was a 15-time NBA All-Star and the 2004 MVP. But in the last months of his senior year at Lower Richland, there were whispers of a threat on Stanleys life. Looking back at the way life has unfolded, Roberts considers the NBA suspension a blessing. Roberts was spared his freshman high school year because he was academically ineligible. In his only season, he helped the Liga ACB club to the Kora Cup final, an overtime loss against Pallacanestro Cant of Italy. In the 2003 off-season, the 33-year-old signed for the Toronto Raptors, being waived shortly after. It's also available for football, hockey and baseball. Roberts attended Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, where he led his team to two straight state championships, was a Parade first-team All-American his senior year, and considered a top five player nationally, holding his own against Alonzo Mourning in the Dapper Dan and McDonald's All-Star Games. She wanted to cook for him. Decades after his NBA career, after the fame, after the drugs and the tears, the simplicity of a recliner and a television brings him peace. Roberts reached the NBA in 1991, played for the Orlando Magic. Mr. Roberts is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was raised in Camden, New Jersey, home of Campbell Soups. Located in Lower Richland, small-town Hopkins always was, and always will be, an integral piece of his story. He hoped no one would recognize him. This was well before the time of hype videos and social media teams. I plan to outlive him, and Im going to be on your a-- until you come back to school. Athletic Trainer. Angela Maher # 282. Stanley Roberts Show More Show Less 8 of 18 . On February, 25 1988, the jury reached a verdict. The Skinny: McDaniel played at Wichita State where he became the first player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring and rebounding in a season (1984-85). The Skinny: Middleton signed with Texas A&M coming out of high school and played for the Aggies for three seasons. He made his free throws. Middleton signed a five-year, $70 million contract with the Bucks in 2017. A former girlfriend of six years used to tell him, Youre the only person I know who can be in a house full of people and still feel alone.. Find out more. That pressure came from every direction, from fans, radio hosts, alumni and from people in and around the USC basketball program. Stanley is the middle child of the late Isabella Roberts Davis and Robert Lee Davis Jr. Their oldest child is John Wayne Roberts, who goes by Wayne, and the youngest is Judith Roberts. (File/AP), Xavier McDaniel, who played at A.C. Flora High School from 1979-81, played at Wichita State where he became the first player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring and rebounding in a season (1984-85). $9.49 to $29.44. He was said to have the potential to be the best center of all time. Featured in Best American Sports Writing 2018, Lananna covered college baseball nationally before moving to Columbia in 2020. The coach still has one hell of a recruiting pitch. The Magic selected him with the 23rd overall pick in the 1991 NBA Draft, with visions of him becoming a cornerstone player and their starting center. The Stanley Roberts story they tell is not one of failure. He can count on one hand the number of times hes been back to South Carolina since his NBA career ended. On most nights, hes already asleep in his Baton Rouge apartment by 9 or 9:30. For the last nine years, Roberts has worked in human resources for the Baton-Rouge based company, APTIM, hiring workers for industrial plants, chemical plants and other sites. So of course, my brother remembered him. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2014 with a degree in journalism. He played at Mauldin High School from1990-93. Anyone who saw Roberts on a basketball court in those days even Michael Jordan himself could see that Roberts was dripping with talent. It was the first time had been back to his hometown in roughly a decade. Dont you remember I sat with your mama and told her that Ill do everything in my power to help you get a degree?. Visit Website (877 . Growing up, Roberts never felt good enough for his fathers love, and that feeling of inadequacy carried through with him to the NBA, where at every stop coaches kept questioning his dedication and fitness. He never saw his dad at any of his high school games, and his absence spoke volumes. When ONeal came to Baton Rouge for his DJ set last year, he wasnt going to take no for an answer. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Roberts laughs, and laughs often, at both his mistakes and his triumphs, the kind of ringing, deep-bellied laugh that can get an entire room cackling. Ever since the NBA suspension, Roberts feared the embarrassment of returning to Hopkins, of facing the people he had always thought he let down. One afternoon, Roberts returned home from school to find that the familys mobile home was gone. Or write about sports? Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Phone: 610-469-5349. Roberts attended Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, where he led his team to two straight state championships, was a Parade first-team All-American his senior year, and considered a top five player nationally, holding his own against Alonzo Mourning in the Dapper Dan and McDonald's All-Star Games. Felton says today that he has no recollection of that conversation. His brother Wayne, two years his elder, was the one who loved the game and played ball for Childers at Lower Richland. Sometimes theyll send him a stack of 10 or 12 and he cant help but laugh. He said he was awkward in his 7-foot frame, always worried about tripping over his feet and falling in front of the crowd. Roberts missed all but 14 games in the 199394 season, then all of the next due to an Achilles tendon injury, first in one leg, then the other. But much like Congaree Road itself, Roberts South Carolina legacy has evolved with the passage of time. I went up, I gave him a hug, Roberts said, and then I went to the back corner of the stage where nobody could see me.. For the longest time he wasnt sure why those depressive feelings sat in his gut. Roberts wouldnt take it. #53 Stanley Roberts Season 2022-23. Get In Touch. He works an every-man job now in Baton Rouge, makes a steady living, enjoys his alone time. 1 bid. Inspired Students. Class of 1969 + Add your name | More Alumni at Classmates.com . The Skinny: Felton finished his high school career as the states all-time leading scorer with 2,992 points. He remembers the way his daughter Amy, born with cerebral palsy, would light up every time shed see Stanley, and Stanley would pick her up out of her wheelchair and carry her on his shoulders. Get Directions Email Us Web Accessibility Site Map. Stanley Roberts averaged 8.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game. There was no coming back. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 4:56AM. I called him in the office one time and told him, Do you recognize how good you are? Of healing. You dont have to do that. Hes never been one to accept gifts. Hes with you. Gainesville, Georgia. For almost a decade, the empty husk of a mansion glowered over the rest of a quiet country road peeling plywood, collapsing beams, 8.3 acres of weeds and dead grass. Stanley, do you realize you scored 18 points?. 484-986-7016. February 7, Facebook; Twitter; Google Plus; Mail; Position . Though theres a new mobile home in its place, Childers will never forget the times he stepped into Roberts cramped trailer to see the family of four and sometimes uncles and cousins packed together. But as a high school basketball coach, I go to these other gyms and I see guys jerseys retired, and Im familiar with their athletic career. ", "Basketball Alumnus Stanley Roberts returns to LSU, graduates", Roberts' role for Magic grows as weight shrinks, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Roberts&oldid=1138343587, This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 04:34. Stanley Roberts took it to another level to where he made Columbia, South Carolina into a destination, Rich told The State. But thats how easily the game seemed to come to Roberts. A few minutes went by, and a middle-aged Black woman sat down next to Roberts. Mr. Roberts moved to Salinas Valley in 1984, where he played a big role with the start-up of KCBA Fox 35 News, and where he worked as a floor camera operator. For years, nothing told The Stanley Roberts story better than a drive down Congaree Road: On one side of the street sat the mobile home where the 7-foot Roberts grew up with his parents, brother and sister. He shuffled through cars: a Mercedes-Benz 600 class, a BMW 740. Stanley doesnt remember making that decision, but theres no doubt he always was a mamas boy. A mix of clouds and sun early followed by cloudy skies this afternoon. Stanley established The Starchild character for his Kiss persona. Blended Learning Coach. You have permission to edit this article. He can take a longer lunch. About an hour or so after that, I started making phone calls, Burns told The State, laughing. He can talk for hours; hes a charming storyteller who speaks without the slightest glint of dishonesty. He has played 12 seasons in the NBA, playing for the Los Angeles Clippers this past season. Isabella was no joke. Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Basketball Reference Database. I was always on my moms coattails. Cards delivered, he turns the key to his apartment: Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room. His mother was just 17 years-old when she gave birth to him. At varying times, Roberts has played the role of hometown hero and pariah. Athletic Fax Number: 610-469-3875. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more. But his most prized possession is his recliner, positioned right in front of a curved LED TV. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Born just outside of Columbia in rural Hopkins, Roberts grew up in a mobile home on Congaree Road. He will always be a Diamond.. The Skinny: DePaul was one of the few Division I offers for Corbin coming out of high school. Theyd race up the court, pass the ball to Roberts down low, and hed put it in the hoop. And they replaced him with the first pick of the 1992 draft: Shaquille ONeal. The user friendly self assessment Program offered by Stanley High School is a comfortable process for students to obtain a high school certificate. Then Roberts took those pages, stuffed them in an envelope and handed them to his counselor. Roberts started playing professionally in Spain, with Real Madrid,[3] sharing teams with another future National Basketball Association player, Venezuelan Carl Herrera. All he had ever known was basketball. By AP News She didnt tell her son she was coming to his graduation. Stanley Roberts High school: Lower Richland Graduated: 1989 Height: 7-0 Position: Center The Skinny: Roberts played at LSU with Shaquille O'Neal for one season. Im not gonna have fun. Twenty years ago, when Roberts was out of the NBA, out of work, out of money, ONeal took him to dinner in Los Angeles and handed him an envelope stuffed with cash. HOPKINS, S.C. He still stands 7-1 and draws a crowd. You aint no NBA superstar anymore. A laughing Roberts usually responds: Superstar? Burns didnt know how to react other than to pretend to shoot a basketball with his hands, mocking a jumpshot. In this position, he conducts the Mercer Singers, the Mercer Women's Chamber Choir, and the University Choir while . Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 35 1. Over the course of a nearly yearlong murder trial, Wayne insisted that he was threatened by Rowe and two other men alleged members of the B-Loves gang and that a friend handed him a pistol that he fired in self-defense. Support my work with a digital subscription, Wright State Raiders vs. Milwaukee Panthers - Summary - March 2, 2023, A winning Powerball ticket was sold in South Carolina. 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