Eric Martin (lacrosse)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Meat |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | November 12, 1981 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Left |
| NLL draft | 12th overall, 2004 San Jose Stealth |
| NLL team | Washington Stealth |
| MLL team | Denver Outlaws |
| Pro career | 2005– |
Eric Martin (born November 12, 1981, in Norfolk, Virginia) is a professional lacrosse defenseman for the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League and Denver Outlaws of the Major League Lacrosse.
Martin started playing field lacrosse in his high school freshman year in Virginia Beach at Norfolk Academy, and continued as a walk-on for the top ranked DIII Salisbury State University (MD) Seagulls. Eric won 2 National Championships at Salisbury, was a 2x All-American, 2x Defender of the Year, and was selected as the DIII Overall Player of the Year. Martin played 4 years at Salisbury where he had an exceptional career. A two time 1st Team All American, Martin was selected as the Division III National Player of the Year as a Senior and was named the Division III Defenseman of the Year in both his Junior and Senior years. He was the Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2004 and was named to the All Conference Team in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Coming out of college Martin was drafted by the MLL’s Rochester Rattlers, as well as the NLL’s San Jose Stealth. He was head coach of the boys Varsity lacrosse team at Branson Prep High School in Marin, California.
In the 2008 NLL season with the San Jose Stealth, Martin earned a spot among Inside Lacrosse's NLL Insider top 10 players of the year. He was voted as the league's second overall defender, almost becoming the only non-Canadian player to win the NLL Defensive Player of the Year award. Martin has 4 years of experience playing with the Stealth, and has 1 year experience playing semi-pro for the Victoria Shamrocks in Canada's Western Lacrosse Association. As a professional player, Martin registered 326 loose balls in the last three seasons for the National Lacrosse League Stealth, and he led the Major League Lacrosse Dragons in ground balls in 2006.