Maurice Marquet

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Maurice Allan Marquet (born 3 February 1954, in Christchurch) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished seventh at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Maurice Allen Marquet is also known by his fellow associates as the man of many Hawaiian shirts.


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