Richard D. Martin
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]
Biographical details | |
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Born | LaCrosse, Wisconsin | July 14, 1932
Died | March 8, 2008 75) | (aged
Playing career | |
1951–1952 | Ottawa |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1956–1959 | Yates Center HS (KS) |
1960–1963 | Olathe HS (KS) |
1964–1967 | Rose Poly |
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) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 CAC (1970) |
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Rose Poly Fightin' Engineers (NCAA College Division independent) (1964–1967) | |||||||||
1964 | Rose Poly | 2–6 | |||||||
1965 | Rose Poly | 5–3 | |||||||
1966 | Rose Poly | 3–4–1 | |||||||
1967 | Rose Poly | 1–6–2 | |||||||
Rose Poly: | 11–19–3 | ||||||||
Washington University Bears (College Athletic Conference) (1968–1971) | |||||||||
1968 | Washington University | 2–8 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
1969 | Washington University | 2–7 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
1970 | Washington University | 5–4 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
1971 | Washington University | 4–5 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
Washington University: | 13–24 | 5–11 | |||||||
Total: | 24–43–3 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- "Richard Martin 1932-2008". tribstar.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- "Former WVU AD Dies". WSAZ. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
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