Chris Marlowe

Chris Marlowe was an American sportscaster and former professional volleyball player who, in collaboration with the U.S. Men's Volleyball Team, took home a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Marlowe grew to be over six feet tall by the time he hit high school, thus making him a natural fit for his school's basketball and volleyball teams. Marlowe excelled in both, and by the time college rolled around, he stayed relatively close to home by enrolling in the University of California, San Diego. Marlowe was a standout volleyball player at the university, and was instrumental in the team's capturing of the 1973 NCAA title in volleyball. After graduating from UC San Diego with a B.A. in Physical Education, Marlowe set out on a career in professional beach volleyball. Throughout the '70s and '80s, he took home nine major beach volleyball championships. He made his Olympics debut in 1976 in Montreal, but did not take home any medals that year. Undeterred, Marlowe returned to the biggest sports stage in the world eight years later and won a gold medal along with the U.S. Men's Volleyball Team. By the early '90s Marlowe had retired from professional volleyball and embarked on a new career as a sports analyst. He began serving as an analyst for NBC Sports, where he specialized in covering the Olympics, volleyball and basketball, thus honing his chops as a seasoned sports journalist. After a decade-plus working for NBC Sports, the Denver Nuggets hired Marlowe in 2004 as the team's play-by-play announcer. In addition to his work with the Nuggets, Marlowe continued serving as an analyst for the Olympics, including the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.