Homer C. Martin
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Clay County, West Virginia, U.S.
Gallipolis, Ohio, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 22, 1898 Clay County, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 17, 1950 (aged 52) Gallipolis, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1922 | West Virginia |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1921 | West Virginia |
| Baseball | |
| 1919–1922 | West Virginia |
| Position | Fullback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1926 | New River State |
| 1927–1929 | West Virginia |
| c. 1930–1935 | Point Pleasant HS (WV) |
| 1936 | Morris Harvey |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1930–1936 | Point Pleasant HS (WV) |
| 1936–1937 | Morris Harvey |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| c. 1930–1936 | Point Pleasant HS (WV) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–20–5 (college football) 8–12 (college basketball) |
Homer Chester "Moose" Martin (June 22, 1898 – July 17, 1950) was an American college sports athletes and coach. He played football, basketball, and baseball at West Virginia University. Martin was the head football coach at the New River State School—now known as West Virginia University Institute of Technology—in Montgomery, West Virginia for four seasons, from 1923 until 1926, compiling a record of 15–9–5.
Martin was born on June 22, 1898, at Porter's Creek in Clay County, West Virginia. He attended Charleston High School in Charleston, West Virginia. Martin won letter fours at West Virginia in football and three times in both basketball and baseball.[1] He suffered a stroke on July 5, 1950, at his home in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. He died 12 days later, on July 17, at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis, Ohio.[2]
