Vince Martello
Vince Martello
Full Name:  Vincent A. Martello
     Died:  March 25, 1986, Pensacola, Fla.
   School:  Baker High School in Baker, Florida
            Auburn in Auburn, Alabama
            Gulf Coast JC in Panama City, Florida


FSU Career
Basketball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
82-83 30  F       6-6  195  Jr   *   Pensacola                   
83-84 30  F       6-6  220  Sr   *   Baker                       


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Obituary for Vince Martello
From the Times-News, Hendersonville, NC
March 26, 1986, page 14

PENSACOLA, FL (AP) - Former Florida State player Vince Martello died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital after a six-month battle with cancer. He was 23.

Martello had played two years for the Seminoles after transferring to the University from Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City. Before that, he played for Auburn.


From the Tallahassee Democrat, March 26, 1986, page 11, by Gerald Ensley.

Former FSU basketball player Vince Martello dies.

Former Florida State basketball player Vince Martello died Tuesday, following a nearly seven-month battle with cancer.

Martello, 23, died at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola. Preparations are being made for a Thursday funeral service at Our Lady of Victory Church in Crestview.

Martello is survived by his wife, Teresa, and a daughter, Katrina, 4; his parents, two brothers and a sister.

Martello's condition was first diagnosed on Aug. 30, 1985 by his family doctor in Baker, after Martello complained of bladder problems and a persistent pain in his left leg.

Martello later was taken to Shands Teaching Hospital in Gainesville, where doctors discovered that cancer cells had spread to his bladder and prostate gland and had affected a nerve in his leg. Despite treatment, the cancer continued to spread, and Martello had been in serious condition for the past several weeks.

Martello, a 6-foot-6 forward, began his college basketball career at Auburn, where he played in 25 games as a freshman, averaging 4.9 points and 2.1 rebounds. Martello left Auburn after one year, playing one season at Gulf Coast Community College, averaging 25 points per game. He then transferred to FSU for his final two seasons, from 1982-84.



FSU Statistics
Basketball
                                 --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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
82-83 22  22  664 121  244 .496          .000   63  82 .768  305 13.9             120  5.5  64  5   35   54    6   20
83-84 31  31  956 181  323 .560          .000   67  86 .779  429 13.8             172  5.5  82  2   63   53    6   32
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tot   53  53 1620 302  567 .533    0   0 .000  130 168 .774  734 13.8      0   0  292  5.5 146  7   98  107   12   52
Basketball
Game Statistics
1982-83                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nov 29 Saint Leo College    1   f   20   3    8             1   3    7      3   1    4   1    0    1    1    0
Dec  1 Auburn               1   f   17   2    6             0   2    4               2   2    0    4    0    0
Dec  6 Florida A&M          1   f   27   9   14             3   3   21      8   4   12   3    2    1    0    1
Dec 10 South Florida        1   f   20   4    7             0   0    8               3   1    0    7    0    0
Dec 11 Jacksonville         1   f   12   1    5             0   0    2               1   3    1    1    0    1
Dec 19 Florida              1   f   24   3    8             3   4    9      0   3    3   4    1    0    0    0
Dec 22 Pittsburgh           1   f   38  13   19             1   3   27      3  10   13   1    2    3    0    0
Dec 29 San Diego State      1   f   36   8   20             4   7   20               9   5    3    4    0    0
Dec 30 Tulsa                1   f   30   8   14             7  10   23               8   4    3    3    1    0
Jan  2 New Mexico           1   f   38   7   11             2   3   16               5   3    1    2    1    0
Jan  4 Jacksonville         1   f   28   6   14             4   4   16               7   5    3    2    0    0
Jan  8 Louisville           1   f   27   3   11             2   2    8      1   7    8   2    0    6    1    1
Jan 13 Southern Mississippi 1   f   33   6   12             8   9   20      1   4    5   4    2    1    1    2
Jan 15 Virginia Tech        1   f   27   3    6             2   2    8      1   1    2   2    1    3    0    0
Jan 22 Cincinnati           1   f   40   7   14             2   2   16      1   2    3   1    2    3    0    0
Jan 29 Southern Mississippi 1   f   35   4    8             4   4   12      0   7    7   1    1    1    0    1
Feb  2 South Carolina       1   f   34   7   11             4   5   18               3   5    4    4    0    3
Feb  5 Cincinnati           1   f   23   3    8             2   2    8      1   2    3   3    2    0    0    1
Feb  7 Louisville           1   f   38   3   10             2   2    8      5   2    7   2    2    0    0    2
Feb 12 Jacksonville         1   f   38   4    8             7  10   15      2   6    8   2    3    2    1    1
Feb 14 Tulane               1   f   46  11   16             4   4   26      0   0    0   5    2    3    0    3
Feb 19 Virginia Tech        1   f   33   6   14             1   1   13      3   4    7   5    0    3    0    4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                     22  22  664 121  244    0   0   63  82  305     29  53  120  64   35   54    6   20

1983-84                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nov 26 Central Florida      1   f   22   5    8             1   1   11      0   2    2   3    4    1    0    2
Nov 28 Tampa                1   f   33   9   16             2   2   20      3   3    6   4    2    4    0    1
Dec  2 Florida              1   f   35   8   13             1   2   17               7   0    0    1    0    1
Dec  5 Auburn               1   f   36  10   13             0   0   20      1   1    2   4    3    2    0    1
Dec  8 Jacksonville         1   f   32   7   14             4   6   18      0   4    4   3    1    1    0    1
Dec 10 FL International     1   f   18   4    7             0   0    8      2   2    4   1    1    0    0    2
Dec 20 Pittsburgh           1   f   23  10   16             2   3   22              10   1    1    2    0    0
Dec 23 Florida              1   f   26   6    9             2   2   14      3   1    4   3    0    0    0    2
Dec 30 Furman               1   f   36   5   11             4   4   14      4   9   13   5    4    1    0    0
Jan  3 South Carolina       1   f   37   6   12             3   4   15      4   2    6   3    1    4    0    0
Jan  7 Southern Mississippi 1   f   32   7   10             1   1   15      1   6    7   3    4    3    0    2
Jan  9 Tulane               1   f   31   4    8             1   1    9      0   3    3   2    1    3    0    1
Jan 14 Cincinnati           1   f   17   2    5             5   6    9      1   3    4   1    2    0    0    0
Jan 18 Baptist College      1   f   33   6   13             2   2   14      2   7    9   3    5    1    0    2
Jan 25 Louisville           1   f   21   4    8             2   2   10      4   4    8   4    2    2    0    0
Jan 28 South Carolina       1   f   38   6    8             7   7   19      2   6    8   3    5    6    0    2
Feb  4 Southern Mississippi 1   f   38   8   12             4   4   20      2   3    5   2    1    3    0    2
Feb  6 Louisville           1   f   34   4    7             7   8   15      2   5    7   1    1    2    0    1
Feb 11 Memphis State        1   f   37   9   16             2   4   20      1   7    8   4    2    3    0    1
Feb 13 Jacksonville         1   f   34   3    8             0   0    6               5   0    1    0    0    0
Feb 15 Memphis State        1   f   35   4   10             0   0    8      1   2    3   5    2    0    0    2
Feb 20 Tulane               1   f   38   4    6             1   2    9      0   4    4   2    1    2    0    0
Feb 22 South Florida        1   f   40   5   12             0   0   10               3   3    0    1    1    2
Feb 25 Virginia Tech        1   f   40   7   15             1   2   15      2   4    6   4    2    2    1    1
Feb 29 Cincinnati           1   f   19   4    8             0   0    8      1   1    2   4    1    4    0    0
Mar  3 Virginia Tech        1   f   22   5   11             2   2   12      2   4    6   4    0    0    0    0
Mar  5 Monmouth             1   f   28   7   12             2   4   16      1   4    5   0    3    0    0    1
Mar  8 South Carolina       1   f   28   6   10             0   2   12      2   3    5   2    1    0    0    1
Mar  9 Memphis State        1   f   24   4    7             2   2   10      0   0    0   1    2    2    1    2
Mar 15 North Carolina State 1   f   34   7    9             3   5   17      3   4    7   4    5    1    2    1
Mar 18 Pittsburgh           1   f   35   5    9             6   8   16               9   3    5    2    1    1
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Totals                     31  31  956 181  323    0   0   67  86  429     44  94  172  82   63   53    6   32