LaRue Martin (born March 30, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player. Martin was drafted first overall by the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Portland Trail Blazers in the controversy riddled 1972 NBA draft out of Loyola University Chicago. He was drafted ahead of future Hall of Famers Bob McAdoo and Julius Erving. Martin has been discussed as one of the worst first overall draft picks in NBA history, but he moved on to forge a successful corporate career. More about LaRue Martin
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Shy and reserved as a youth, Martin was a 6-foot-11 center from Chicago, Illinois, who attended high school at De La Salle Institute. There he played for Coach Jerry Tokars and was a classmate of Bryant Gumbel. Martin stayed in Chicago for college, recruited to Loyola University Chicago by Coach George Ireland.The most expensive item with a signature of LaRue Martin (LaRUE MARTIN AUTO ~ 2005 TOPPS ALL-TIME FAN FAVORITES AUTOGRAPH #FFA-LAM BLAZERS) was sold in March 2022 for $49.95 while the cheapest item (LARUE MARTIN NBA 72-76 SIGNED CARD) found a new owner for $2.00 in January 2008. The month with the most items sold (2) was June 2023 with an average selling price of $14.17 for an autographed item of LaRue Martin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2022 with $29.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.00 was January 2008. In average, an autographed item from LaRue Martin is worth $8.01.
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Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1975-76 Topps LaRue Martin #183 Portland Trail Blazers Signed Autographed Card | $12.50 | ||
2005-06 LARUE MARTIN TOPPS ALL-TIME FAN FAVORITES AUTOGRAPH # FFA-DMA AUTO | $19.99 | ||
2005-06 LARUE MARTIN TOPPS ALL-TIME FAN FAVORITES AUTOGRAPH AUTO | $23.50 | ||
2005-06 Topps Archive All Time Fan Favorites LaRue Martin Auto Autograph | $12.99 | ||
2021-22 Panini Impeccable - LaRUE MARTIN - Auto First Selections Autograph /10 | $29.99 | ||
LaRue Martin 1973 Topps #89 Autographed Blazers Card Auto Vintage 1970's NBA | $10.00 | ||
LaRue Martin 1973 Topps Hand Signed | $2.99 | ||
LaRUE MARTIN 1973-74 Topps Autograph--Portland Trail Blazers | $8.36 | ||
LaRUE MARTIN 1973-74 Topps Basketball Signed/Autograph Trail Blazers #89 | $5.99 | ||
LARUE MARTIN AUTO 2005-06 TOPPS STYLE FAN FAVORITES /215 AUTOGRAPH | $24.95 |