Johnny Martin (American football)

Johnny Martin
Date of birth	August 9, 1916
Place of birth	Nashville, Arkansas
Date of death	March 17, 1968
Career information
Position(s)	End, Fullback, Quarterback, Halfback
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
US college	University of Oklahoma
NFL draft	1941 / Round: 14 / Pick 128; (By the Chicago Bears)
Career history
As player
1941–1943	Chicago Cardinals
1944	Card-Pitt
1944–1945	Boston Yanks
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

John Jay Martin was a professional football player who played in the league from 1941–1945. Martin played for the Chicago Cardinals, Boston Yanks and "Card-Pitt", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Chicago Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The teams merger was result of the manning shortages experienced league-wide due to World War II. He was released from "Card-Pitt" after the team's game against the Green Bay Packers, when it was discovered that John McCarthy could average 35 yards per punt. He then signed with the Boston Yanks.

References

"Card-Pitt: The Carpits" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 25 (3). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–8. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-22. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)