Harold D. Martin facts for kids
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| Biographical details | |
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| 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) |
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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.
Biography
Martin began his playing career in 1916 when he became the first African American cadet in the history of Norwich University in Norwich, Vermont.
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.
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. Martin is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
