COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Bob Marcum, who served as athletic director at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died a few days after suffering a stroke. He was 87.

South Carolina, UMass and Marshall's athletic departments all announced Marcum's death Wednesday, a day after he died. Arkansas coach John Calipari, who worked under Marcum at Massachusetts, posted on social media Sunday that Marcum was hospitalized after complications from a stroke.

C alipari posted about Marcum's death Tuesday, saying the two spent time together in the hospital.

“We talked about our time together at UMass, he as AD and me his coach,” Calipari wrote. "We laughed cried and prayed."

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721867488149.jpeg" alt="&nbsp;Bob Marcum laughs during a press conference, May 21, 2002 in Huntington, W.Va. Marcum, who served as athletic director at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died. He was 87. South Carolina, UMass and Marshall all posted about Marcum's death Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Tim Johnson/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)" />
 <figcaption>&nbsp;Bob Marcum laughs during a press conference, May 21, 2002 in Huntington, W.Va. Marcum, who served as athletic director at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died. He was 87. South Carolina, UMass and Marshall all posted about Marcum's death Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Tim Johnson/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)</figcaption>
 </figure>COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Bob Marcum, who served as athletic director at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died a few days after suffering a stroke. He was 87.South Carolina, UMass and Marshall's athletic departments all announced Marcum's death Wednesday, a day after he died. Arkansas coach John Calipari, who worked under Marcum at Massachusetts, posted on social media Sunday that Marcum was hospitalized after complications from a stroke.C alipari posted about Marcum's death Tuesday, saying the two spent time together in the hospital.“We talked about our time together at UMass, he as AD and me his coach,” Calipari wrote. "We laughed cried and prayed."

Bob Marcum, AD at Kansas, has died at age 87