Marty Peters

Martin J. Peters was an American football and basketball player and coach and college athletic administrator. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1936 NFL Draft.[1] He served two stints as the head football coach at St. Benedict's College—now known as Benedictine College—in Atchison, Kansas, from 1937 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1947, compiling a record of 29–24–5.[2] Peters was also the head basketball coach at St. Benedict's, tallying a mark of 78–73.

Marty Peters
Biographical details
Bornc. 1913
Decatur, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1933–1935Notre Dame
Basketball
1933–1936Notre Dame
Position(s)End (football)
Forward (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936St. Teresa HS (IL)
1937–1941St. Benedict's
1946–1947St. Benedict's
Basketball
1936–1937St. Teresa HS (IL)
1937–1942St. Benedict's
1946–1948St. Benedict's
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1937–?St. Benedict's
Head coaching record
Overall29–24–5 (college football)
78–73 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 CIC (1940)

Peters was a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he played on the football and basketball teams. He began his coaching career at St. Teresa High School in Decatur, Illinois.[3]

Peters served in the United States Navy during World War II and was discharged as a lieutenant commander. He resigned from his post at St. Benedict's in May 1948 to take a job with a beverage company in Atchison.[4]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
St. Benedict's Ravens (Independent) (1937–1938)
1937 St. Benedict's 4–3–2
1938 St. Benedict's 4–2–1
St. Benedict's Ravens (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1939–1941)
1939 St. Benedict's 5–33–2T–2nd
1940 St. Benedict's 6–44–01st
1941 St. Benedict's 5–2–12–1–1T–2nd
St. Benedict's Ravens (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1946–1947)
1946 St. Benedict's 4–2–12–2–13rd
1947 St. Benedict's 1–80–56th
St. Benedict's: 29–24–511–10–2
Total:29–24–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

References
  1. "1936 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  2. "Football Media Guide". Benedictine College. 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  3. "New Raven Coach". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, Kansas. Associated Press. February 18, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Google News.
  4. "Muskies Beaten By Exntesion 12-7". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. May 10, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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