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Glenn Martin
Biographical details
Born(1906-01-19)January 19, 1906
Burnt Prairie, Illinois
DiedApril 17, 1997(1997-04-17) (aged 91)
Springfield, Illinois
Playing career
Football
1929–1931Southern Illinois
1932Chicago Cardinals
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1938Southern Illinois (assistant)
1939–1949Southern Illinois
Basketball
1943–1946Southern Illinois
Baseball
1947–1965Southern Illinois
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1945–1953Southern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall31–42–5 (football)
43–20 (basketball)
281–156–2 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 IIAC (1947)

Morris Glenn Martin (January 19, 1906 – April 17, 1997),[1] also known as Abe Martin, was an American football player, coach of football, basketball and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He was the fifth head football coach at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU), serving from 1939 to 1949 and compiling a record of 31–42–5.[2] Martin was the school's head basketball coach from 1943 to 1946, tallying a mark of 43–20, head baseball coach from 1947 to 1965, amassing a record of 281–156–2. He was also the athletic director from 1945 to 1953.

On April 30, 1972, Southern Illinois' baseball field was dedicated in honor of Martin, who retired from the athletic department in 1971.[3] The field was later renamed in honor of a different coach in 2014.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Southern Illinois Maroons (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1939–1949)
1939 Southern Illinois 0–8
1940 Southern Illinois 2–5–1
1941 Southern Illinois 5–2–1 2–1–1 3rd
1942 Southern Illinois 2–4 1–3 4th
1943 No team—World War II
1944 Southern Illinois 3–3 2–1 3rd
1945 Southern Illinois 4–1–2 2–1–1 2nd
1946 Southern Illinois 4–4 3–1 2nd
1947 Southern Illinois 7–2–1 3–0–1 1st
1948 Southern Illinois 2–6 0–4 5th
1949 Southern Illinois 2–7 0–4 5th
Southern Illinois: 31–42–5
Total: 31–42–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "Abe Martin's obituary". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  2. ^ SIU all-time football coaching records Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Abe Martin Field". SIU Salukis. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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