Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

Ben Martin (American football)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Sport(s)
  
Football

1949–1954
  
Navy (assistant)

Position(s)
  
Halfback


1942–1944
  
Navy

1941
  
Princeton

Name
  
Ben Martin

Ben Martin (American football)

Born
  
June 27, 1921 Prospect Park, Pennsylvania (
1921-06-27
)

Died
  
July 24, 2004(2004-07-24) (aged 83) Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ben martin football unit 8


Benjamin S. Martin (June 27, 1921 – July 24, 2004) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia from 1956 to 1957 and at the United States Air Force Academy from 1958 to 1977, compiling a career college football record of 102–116–10. Martin was a native of Prospect Park, Pennsylvania. He played college football at Princeton University in 1941 and then moved to the United States Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 1946. Martin was an assistant football coach at Navy from 1949 to 1954. He died on July 24, 2004 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Contents

Ben martin feature


References

Ben Martin (American football) Wikipedia