Abe Martin (Illinois coach)

Glenn Martin
Biographical details
Born	January 19, 1906; Burnt Prairie, Illinois
Died	April 17, 1997 (aged 91)
Playing career
Football
1929–1931	Southern Illinois
1932	Chicago Cardinals
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1938	Southern Illinois (assistant)
1939–1949	Southern Illinois
Basketball
1943–1946	Southern Illinois
Baseball
1947–1965	Southern Illinois
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1945–1953	Southern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall	31–42–5 (football); 43–20 (basketball); 281–156–2 (baseball)

Morris Glenn "Abe" Martin (January 19, 1906 – April 17, 1997)^[1] was an American football player, coach of football, basketball and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He was the fifth head football coach for the Southern Illinois Salukis (SIU) in Carbondale, Illinois, a position he held for ten seasons from 1939 to 1949. His overall coaching record at SIU was 31 wins, 42 losses and 5 ties. This ranks him fourth at SIU in terms of total wins and tenth in terms of winning percentage.^[2]

On April 30, 1972, Southern Illinois' baseball field was dedicated in honor of Martin, who retired from the athletic department in 1971.^[3] Martin was the Saluki baseball coach from 1946 to 1964.

References

^ Abe Martin's obituary
^ SIU all-time football coaching records Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ SIU Salukis Abe Martin Field

External links

Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference

[1] Abe Martin's obituary

[2] SIU all-time football coaching records Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[3] SIU Salukis Abe Martin Field

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