Daniel S. Martin
Daniel Stacey Martin (August 31, 1880 – November 5, 1949)[1] was an American college football player and coach, athletics administrator, and engineer. He served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in 1902 and at Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College—now known as Mississippi State University—from the 1903 to 1906. During his one-season tenure at Mississippi, Martin compiled an overall record of four wins and three losses (4–3).[2] During his four-season tenure at Mississippi A&M, Martin compiled an overall record of ten wins, eleven losses and three ties (10–11–3).[2][3]
Martin pictured in Reveille 1906, Mississippi State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1880 Barbour County, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 1949 (aged 70) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1898–1901 | Auburn |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1902 | Ole Miss |
| 1903–1906 | Mississippi A&M |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1903–1907 | Mississippi A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–14–3 |
Stacy married Emily May MacEvoy. He later worked in the electrical and mechanical engineering industry. He was president of the McClary-Jemison Machinery Company in Birmingham, Alabama at one point. MacEvoy died in November 1949 of a heart attack. He had been in declining health since a mining accident in Mexico in 1935, which left him semi-disabled.[4]
Head coaching record edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss Rebels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1902) | |||||||||
| 1902 | Ole Miss | 4–3 | 3–3 | ||||||
| Ole Miss: | 4–3 | 3–3 | |||||||
| Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1903–1906) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Mississippi A&M | 3–0–2 | 2–0–2 | ||||||
| 1904 | Mississippi A&M | 2–5 | 0–4 | ||||||
| 1905 | Mississippi A&M | 3–4 | 1–3 | ||||||
| 1906 | Mississippi A&M | 2–2–1 | 0–2–1 | ||||||
| Mississippi A&M: | 10–11–3 | 3–9–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–14–3 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Family Search Registration Cards
- ^ a b DeLassus, David. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ Galbraith, Joe; Nemeth, Mike, eds. (2006). (PDF). Birmingham, Alabama: EBSCO Media. p. 128. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ "Dan S. Martin, 69, Engineer, Dies of Heart Attack At Home". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. November 6, 1949. p. 22. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
External links edit
- Daniel S. Martin at Find a Grave