Ex-athlete Paul Marlow finds new mission with clothing brand and online platform rooted in mental health The Never Alone vision is to help regular folks understand that it s okay to feel anxiety and it s okay to be depressed at times by Charlie Smith on February 15th, 2021 at 3:59 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1 Tall Paul , as Paul Marlow sometimes calls himself, seemed to have it all in his early 20s.
At 6’7”, he played basketball and baseball at Louisiana State University in Shreveport and was even drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays.
In a phone interview with the
Straight, Marlow said that he didn’t have trouble attracting female attention and even did some modelling for a while.
VANCOUVER His nickname is Tall Paul. At 6’7”, the 35-year-old towers over most people. “I remember in grade 9 a couple of guys were catching up to me and that summer I grew 6 inches, so I’ve always been the Tall Paul,” said Paul Marlow with a chuckle. Growing up, Marlow was a gifted athlete. Any sport he played, he excelled at it. The Toronto Blue Jays drafted him because of his pitching ability, putting him well on his way to the big leagues. “I was very excited,” he said. “I was a late pick so I didn’t get a phone call.”