Marvin Lane (born January 18, 1950), is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1971 to 1974 and in 1976 with the Detroit Tigers.
Lane was born in Sandersville, Georgia in 1950 and attended Pershing High School in Detroit, Michigan.
His teammates on Pershing's 1967 basketball team included future NBA stars, Spencer Haywood and Ralph Simpson.
[2] According to Tigers' scout Bill Lajoie, "Lane might have been Detroit's best prep athlete at the time.
[3] In July 1974, Lane had four hits, including a triple, in four at bats and scored two runs in an 8-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.