Harold D. Martin

Harold D. Martin
Biographical details
Born	April 14, 1899; Boston, Massachusetts
Died	March 23, 1945 (aged 45); near Reidsville, North Carolina
Playing career
1916–1919	Norwich
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1921–1923	Virginia Union
1927–1932	Virginia State
Head coaching record
Overall	59–11–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	4 CIAA (1921, 1923, 1929, 1931)

Harold Douglas Martin (April 14, 1899 – March 23, 1945) was an American football player and coach. He began his playing career in 1916 when he became the first African American cadet in the history of Norwich University in Norwich, Vermont. Martin served as the head football coach at Virginia Union University from 1921 to 1923 and Virginia State University from 1927 to 1932, compiling a career a college football coaching record of 59–11–7.^[1]^[2]

Martin lettered in football, baseball, ice hockey, and track at Norwich. He later earned a master's degree at New York University and taught at Miner Teachers College—now known as the University of the District of Columbia. Martin was called into active military duty in 1942, serving as a major in the United States Army. He was killed in an aircraft crash, on March 23, 1945, near Reidsville, North Carolina.^[3]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Virginia Union Panthers (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1923)
1921	Virginia Union	6–0–2	3–0	1st
1922	Virginia Union	5–2	3–1	2nd
1923	Virginia Union	6–0–1	5–0	1st
Virginia Union:		17–2–3	11–1
Virginia State Trojans (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1932)
1927	Virginia State	6–3	2–4	5th
1928	Virginia State	9–1	7–1	2nd
1929	Virginia State	9–0	7–0	1st
1930	Virginia State	4–3–2	4–1–2	3rd
1931	Virginia State	8–0–1	6–0–1	T–1st
1932	Virginia State	6–2–1	6–1–1	T–2nd
Virginia State:		42–9–4	32–7–4
Total:		59–11–7

^ "Harold D. Martin". arlingtoncemetery.net. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "All-Time Results". Virginia Union University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "Charles Stephens, TAAF Flight Instructor, Is Killed In Crash". Alabama Citizen. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. April 1, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved December 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .