Richard D. Martin
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BornJuly 14, 1932
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 2008 (aged 75)
1951–1952Ottawa (KS)
1956–1959Yates Center HS (KS)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 14, 1932 LaCrosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 2008 (aged 75) |
| Playing career | |
| 1951–1952 | Ottawa (KS) |
| 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 Prairie (1965) 1 CAC (1970) | |
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 in 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]
