Zeke Martin (basketball)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mobile, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 1911–1912 | Vanderbilt |
| Position(s) | Forward, End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1907–1908 | Miami (OH) |
| 1910–1912 | Vanderbilt |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–11[1] |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern (1911) | |
Carl T. "Zeke" Martin was a college basketball player and coach, as well as a mechanical engineer. He was a player-coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores in 1911 and 1912.[2][3][4] He was a forward. Charles C. Stroud selected him All-Southern in 1911.[5] He was also an end on Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt football team. He was a native of Mobile, Alabama and is the namesake of nearby Zeke's Landing.[6] He was once suspended from coaching the team for spending extra days on the beach in Mobile.
References
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/zeke-martin-1.html
- ^ http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/vand/datadump/assets/sports/mbball/YearbyYear.pdf
- ^ http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/CoachesOpposing/CarlZekeMartin.html
- ^ "Vanderbilt University Quarterly". 1912.
- ^ "Coach C. C. Stroud of Macon Picks All-Southern Quintet". Atlanta Constitution. March 12, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved November 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ https://vucommodores.com/high-in-demand-rod-freeman-was-drafted-by-the-nfl-nba-and-aba/
