Ralph Lee Sampson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ralph Sampson was always the tallest player on the basketball court. At 7-foot-4, he used his height as an advantage to become successful at basketball.

Sampson was a dominant player in college and the NBA. He racked up numerous awards throughout his playing career and earned his way to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Ralph Sampson married his wife Aleize R. Dial-in 1986 when he was 26 years old.

The wedding ceremony took place in Anniston, Ala, and the couple exchanged their wedding vows in front of 200 guests. However, the marriage broke up and ended in divorce in 2003. But although the marriage ended, Sampson struggled with several lawsuits for alimony payments that his wife and other women brought against him.

Although their relationship lasted only 17 years, it produced four children – two sons and two daughters. Both sons are basketball players, while the older daughter works at ESPN and the younger daughter supports her father.

His first daughter, Rachel Lee Sampson, graduated from Stanford University and works at ESPN, and the youngest is Anna Aleize Sampson.

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