Richard D. Martin
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | LaCrosse, Wisconsin | July 14, 1932
Died | March 8, 2008 | (aged 75)
Playing career | |
1951–1952 | Ottawa |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1956–1959 | Yates Center HS (KS) |
1960–1963 | Olathe HS (KS) |
1964–1967 | Rose Polytechnic |
1968–1971 | Washington University |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1978–1981 | West Virginia |
1981–1985 | MVC (commissioner) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 24–43–3 (college) |
Richard D. Martin (July 14, 1932 – March 8, 2008) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology—in Terre Haute, Indiana from 1964 to 1967 and Washington University of St. Louis from 1968 to 1971, compiling a career college football coaching record of 24–43–3.[1] Martin was the athletic director at West Virginia University from 1978 to 1981 and the commissioner of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) from 1981 to 1985.[2]
References
- ^ "Richard Martin 1932-2008". tribstar.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Former WVU AD Dies". WSAZ. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2008 deaths
- Missouri Valley Conference commissioners
- Ottawa Braves football players
- Rose–Hulman Fightin' Engineers football coaches
- Washington University Bears football coaches
- West Virginia Mountaineers athletic directors
- High school football coaches in Kansas
- People from La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Players of American football from Wisconsin