Mark Cecil Workman (born March 10, 1930 – December 21, 1983) was an American professional basketball player from Charleston, West Virginia.
Upon graduation some local car dealers gave him a Chrysler New Yorker in order make the drive to Morgantown, becoming the first automobile in the Workman family.
[1] After graduating from Charleston High School, Workman was recruited to West Virginia University by the legendary coach Lee Patton.
Under Robert N. "Red" Brown, Workman led the Mountaineers from 1950 to 1952, scoring 1,469 career points (21.0 point-per-game average).
He still holds the WVU single-game records for field goals (22), free throws (17), and points in a half (37), along with four of the top 10 scoring marks.
“Mark Workman was a very good athlete — not a goon as some people thought,” said Eddie Barrett, who was the WVU Sports Information Director at the time.
[1] In 2017, Workman was named an inaugural member of West Virginia University's Mountaineer Legends Society.