Harold D. Martin
Harold Douglas "Doc" Martin (April 14, 1899 – March 23, 1945) was an American football player and coach, and a Negro league baseball player. Martin served as the head football coach at Virginia Union University from 1921 to 1923, Shaw University from 1924 to 1926, and Virginia State University from 1927 to 1932, compiling a career a college football coaching record of 63–22–12.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 14, 1899 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 23, 1945 (aged 45) near Reidsville, North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1916–1919 | Norwich |
| Baseball | |
| 1921 | Pittsburgh Keystones |
| Position(s) | Third baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1923 | Virginia Union |
| 1924–1926 | Shaw |
| 1927–1932 | Virginia Normal/State |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1927 | Shaw |
| Baseball | |
| 1922–1924 | Virginia Union |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1921–1924 | Virginia Union |
| 1924–1927 | Shaw |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 63–22–12 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 CIAA (1921, 1923, 1929, 1931) Basketball 1 CIAA (1927) Baseball 2 CIAA (1922, 1924) Tennis 2 CIAA (1926) | |
Biography
Martin began his playing career in 1916 when he became the first African American cadet in the history of Norwich University in [[Northfield , Vermont]].[1][2][3]
Martin lettered in football, baseball, ice hockey, and track at Norwich. He later earned a master's degree at New York University and taught at Miner Teachers College—now known as the University of the District of Columbia. Martin was appointed the athletic director at Virginia Union University in 1921. He moved to Shaw University in 1924 as athletic director.[4]
Martin was called into active military duty in 1942, serving as a major in the United States Army. He was killed in an aircraft crash, on March 23, 1945, near Reidsville, North Carolina.[5] Martin is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.[6]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Union Panthers (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1923) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Virginia Union | 6–0–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1922 | Virginia Union | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1923 | Virginia Union | 6–0–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| Virginia Union: | 17–2–3 | 11–1 | |||||||
| Shaw Bears (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1924–1926) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Shaw | 1–2–2 | 1–2–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1925 | Shaw | 2–2–3 | 1–2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1926 | Shaw | 1–7 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| Shaw: | 4–11–5 | 2–11–4 | |||||||
| Virginia Normal/State Trojans (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1932) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Virginia Normal | 6–3 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1928 | Virginia State | 9–1 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929 | Virginia State | 9–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1930 | Virginia State | 4–3–2 | 4–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1931 | Virginia State | 8–0–1 | 6–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1932 | Virginia State | 6–2–1 | 6–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Virginia Normal/State: | 42–9–4 | 32–7–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 63–22–12 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Harold Martin". seamheads.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Harold Martin". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Harold "Doc" Martin '20 Memorial Scholarship". norwich.edu. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Harold Martin To Coach At Petersburg This Year". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. July 2, 1927. p. 16. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Charles Stephens, TAAF Flight Instructor, Is Killed In Crash". Alabama Citizen. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. April 1, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved December 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Burial Details: Martin, Harold D – ANC Explorer
External links
- Baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
- Harold D. Martin at Find a Grave