FORT KNOX, KY -- A sea of cadets marched along the road to Olive Theater for training. Their feet hit the pavement in unison and the structure of their bodies was straight and solid. In the middle stood one man whose head poked up taller than the rest. The back of his cap read “Plumlee.”
Cadet Marshall Plumlee stands seven feet tall and wears size 17 shoes. But his height is not the only aspect that separates him from most of his fellow cadets.
He plays center for Duke University’s basketball team, which won the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship.