Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 80-81 15 F-C 6-9 220 Sr * Tallahassee
| Derek Groomes |
Full Name: Derek Ramone Groomes
Born: September 15, 1958, Jacksonville, Fla.
Died: October 12, 2005, Blue Springs, Mo.
School: Florida High School in Tallahassee, Florida
Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 80-81 15 F-C 6-9 220 Sr * Tallahassee |
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Derek Ramone Groomes Obituary. Published by the Tallahassee Democrat on Oct 23, 2005, page 19. Derek passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005 in Blue Springs, Missouri. He was born September 15, 1958 to his proud parents Freddie and Benjamin H. Groomes in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Florida State University School where he was an honor student, a star basketball player, drum major and member of the schools newspaper staff. Derek attended the University of Rhode Island on an athletic scholarship and received his Bachelor's degree from the Florida State University where he also played basketball. Derek began his career as a broadcast journalist. He later became a police officer with the Tallahassee Police Department. His career in the insurance industry began with State Farm Insurance in Kansas City. More recently, Derek worked as an independent benefit specialist. Derek was a member of Palestine Missionary Baptist Church where he served on the Trustee Board, worked with the youth ministry and sang in the "Voices Choir". He was a proud member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and a member of the Free and Accepted Masons of Florida and its Jurisdiction, PHA, J.R.E. Lee Subordinate Lodge #422 and the Kansas City Swinger Golf Association. He also served on the National Kidney Foundation Biard. Derek is survived by his wife Tanya
Groomes, and two loving children, Derek ReMone' Groomes II and Deriah Renee
Groomes of Blue Springs, Missouri, mother, Freddie Groomes McLendon,
(Dennis A. McLendon Sr., Stepfather), Tallahassee, Florida, father Benjamin
H. Groomes, Peoria, Arizona, sister Linda Groomes Cooper, Phoenix, Arizona
and step-brothers Dennis A. McLendon, Jr., Silver Springs, MD. and Karl
McLendon, Jacksonville, FL. Derek will always be loved and missed by his
godmother, many aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and a host of friends. |
| FSU Statistics |
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--3 Point--- ----REBOUNDS-----
Year GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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80-81 18 0 107 11 27 .407 .000 14 22 .636 36 2.0 35 1.9 23 0 0 0 8
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Tot 18 0 107 11 27 .407 0 0 .000 14 22 .636 36 2.0 0 0 35 1.9 23 0 0 0 0 8
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| Basketball |
Game Statistics 1980-81 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 17 Auburn 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Dec 31 South Carolina 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Jan 3 Memphis State 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 Jan 5 Cincinnati 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 10 Baptist College 1 11 1 3 1 4 3 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 Jan 12 Virginia Tech 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 17 Louisville 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 24 Tulane 1 3 4 1 2 7 5 2 Jan 26 Florida 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Jan 31 Tulane 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Feb 9 Saint Louis 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Feb 14 Cincinnati 1 21 2 5 4 6 8 4 3 7 4 0 1 0 3 Feb 16 Virginia Tech 1 6 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 Feb 18 South Carolina 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Feb 21 Florida A&M 1 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Feb 28 Memphis State 1 26 3 8 0 0 6 3 2 5 4 0 4 0 0 Mar 1 Marquette 1 8 0 1 1 2 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 5 Saint Louis 1 8 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 18 0 105 11 27 0 0 14 22 36 11 16 35 23 0 7 0 7 |