Career
He was the fifth head football coach for the Southern Illinois Salukis (Southern Illinois University) in Carbondale, Illinois, a position he held for ten seasons from 1939 to 1949. His overall coaching record at Southern Illinois University was 31 wins, 42 losses and 5 ties. This ranks him fourth at Southern Illinois University in terms of total wins and tenth in terms of winning percentage.
On April 30, 1972, Southern Illinois" baseball field was dedicated in honor of Martin, who retired from the athletic department in 1971.
Martin was the Saluki baseball coach from 1946 to 1964.
