USD Women's Basketball 1999-2000

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A Trihu•e To Rollie ROLLffiMARPE TEACHE~ COACH, FATHE~ HUSBAND AND FRIEND OF TORERO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL r--------------, 'Ibrero Women's Baskeball lost a

dear friend with the passing of Rollie Marpe. A member of the USD coaching stafffor 12 seasons, he assisted his daugh– ter, head coach Kathy Marpe, in a multi– tude of roles. He demonstrated a remark– able passion for the game of basketball and a love for the athletes who played it. This entire m edia guide is dedi– cated to his memory and this page is a tribute from players and coaches, past and present, who knew, admired and loved Rollie. He will be sorely missed.

ROLAND "ROLLIE" MARPE 1925-1998

DAUGHTER AND FATHER KATHY & ROLLIE MARPE

REMEMBERING ROLLIE

Rollie was always fired up for practice. He'd be in the gym an hour before practice. You could always tell Rollie was in the gym because you 'd hear him practicing passing against the wall. "Ba-boom, Ba-boom." His competitiveness never went away. It broke his heart when we didn't play well. He was elated when players did well. He took it so personally, so it meant a lot to the players. USO basketball got him up in the morning. - Paula Mascari-Bott, 1990 West Coast Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year

Rollie and Kathy were alike in many ways. The day after a game, Rollie loved to come to the office and talk game strategy. If we won, he'd end up in Kathy's office. But if we lost, Kathy's door would be shut and he'd end up in my office. - Dr. Cheryl Getz, USO Assistant Women 's Basketball Coach, 1990-98 My free throws were atrocious as a freshman. Rollie always gave me advice and when I succeeded, he'd say, 'See, I told you so. "' Against SDSU in the Sports Arena as a freshman I lost my shooting shirt after the game and Rollie found the shirt and said , "Don 't worry, Chris. We'll take care of you. " - Chris Enger, All-West Coast Conference First Team, 1990, 1991 & 1993 I'll always remember seeing him there an hour before practice so we could get our extra shots done. - Kari Ambrose, All-West Coast Conference Academic Team, 1998-99 I WAS ABLE TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO BE A PART OF MY LIFE AND GIVE HIM THE OPPOR:nJNTIY TO SHARE MY DREAMS AND PASSIONS. THE THING HE WANTED TO DO MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, WAS TO BE A COACH. I FEEL SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE HIM THE OP– POR:nJNTIY TO LIVE HIS DREAM. HIS 12 YEARS HELPING HERE WERE THE HAPPIEST OF HIS LIFE.

Rollie always seemed to let the horn go off when

coach was getting serious. Was it accidental or not ?

He always had good insights and I loved to talk bas–

ketball with him.

- Michele Brovelli, All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention, 1994-96

-KATHYMARPE

1998-99 US1J e.o.a.dr.in.g St.a(,t: Erik Johnson, Rollie Marpe, Kathy Marpe, Nadine Mastroleo, and Lakeysha Wright

" FREE THROWS WIN GAMES ." - ROLLIE MARPE