Marty Urand
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Marty Urand

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Martin "Marty" Urand was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents moved within the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, eleven times. Because of this transit childhood, education was difficult to come by! He turned to sports, mainly basketball for his ticket out of N.Y. and start a new life! A basketball scholarship was just what he needed to turn his life around. From a class clown to an author and a State Director for Health and Physical Education for the Texas Education Agency, in Austin, Texas. Marty has two daughters, Marti and Jacqui and has remarried to Pamela Knoppers after his wife of 53 years passed away. Marty and Pamela live on Lake Conroe, in Montgomery, Texas. He is currently in his 20th year of teaching Kinesiology at lone Star College, Kingwood, TX. Marty stays busy with teaching swimming lessons at April Sound Country Club Resort and writing. His writing has become extensive since his retirement: Not Recommended for College, Amazon Publications Life is Not a Lay-Up: A Jump shot from Brooklyn to Texas (Paper back) - Amazon Publications Life is Not a Lay-Up: A Jump shot from Brooklyn to Texas (Audio Book) - Amazon Publications Coincidences: God Acting Anonymously (Paper back) - Amazon Publications Please feel free to reach out to me (Urand@ymail.com)
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