Harold D. Martin

Harold Douglas "Doc" Martin (April 14, 1899 – March 23, 1945) was an American college 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.

Harold D. Martin
Biographical details
Born(1899-04-14)April 14, 1899
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 23, 1945(1945-03-23) (aged 45)
near Reidsville, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1916–1919Norwich
Baseball
1921Pittsburgh Keystones
Position(s)Third baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921–1923Virginia Union
1924–1926Shaw
1927–1932Virginia Normal/State
Basketball
1924–1927Shaw
Baseball
1922–1924Virginia Union
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1921–1924Virginia Union
1924–1927Shaw
Head coaching record
Overall63–22–12 (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 ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Virginia Union Panthers (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1923)
1921 Virginia Union 6–0–23–01st
1922 Virginia Union 5–23–12nd
1923 Virginia Union 6–0–15–01st
Virginia Union: 17–2–311–1
Shaw Bears (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1924–1926)
1924 Shaw 1–2–21–2–16th
1925 Shaw 2–2–31–2–35th
1926 Shaw 1–70–78th
Shaw: 4–11–52–11–4
Virginia Normal/State Trojans (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1932)
1927 Virginia Normal 6–32–45th
1928 Virginia State 9–17–12nd
1929 Virginia State 9–07–01st
1930 Virginia State 4–3–24–1–23rd
1931 Virginia State 8–0–16–0–1T–1st
1932 Virginia State 6–2–16–1–1T–2nd
Virginia Normal/State: 42–9–432–7–4
Total:63–22–12

References
  1. "Harold Martin". seamheads.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. "Harold Martin". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. "Harold "Doc" Martin '20 Memorial Scholarship". norwich.edu. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  4. "Harold Martin To Coach At Petersburg This Year". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. July 2, 1927. p. 16. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "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 open access.
  6. Burial Details: Martin, Harold D – ANC Explorer
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