Glenn Martin (coach)
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Glenn "Abe" Martin was an American football
, basketball
, and baseball
coach. He was the fifth head football coach for the Southern Illinois Salukis
in Carbondale, Illinois
and he held that position for ten seasons, from 1939 until 1949. His overall coaching record at SIU was 31 wins, 42 losses, and 5 ties. This ranks him fourth at SIU in terms of total wins and tenth at SIU in terms of winning percentage.
On April 30, 1972, Southern Illinois' baseball field
was dedicated in honor of Martin, who retired from the athletic department in 1971. Martin was the Saluki baseball coach from 1946-1964.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
coach. He was the fifth head football coach for the Southern Illinois Salukis
Southern Illinois Salukis
The Southern Illinois Salukis are the varsity athletic teams representing Southern Illinois University. The nickname comes from the saluki, the royal dog of Egypt and the Persian greyhound, which ties into the fact that southern Illinois has had the nickname "Little Egypt" for just under 200...
in Carbondale, Illinois
Carbondale, Illinois
Carbondale is a city in Jackson County, in the state of Illinois, within the Southern Illinois region. It is located at the junction of Illinois Route 13 and U.S. Route 51, southeast of St. Louis, Missouri, on the northern edge of the Shawnee National Forest...
and he held that position for ten seasons, from 1939 until 1949. His overall coaching record at SIU was 31 wins, 42 losses, and 5 ties. This ranks him fourth at SIU in terms of total wins and tenth at SIU in terms of winning percentage.
On April 30, 1972, Southern Illinois' baseball field
Abe Martin Field
Abe Martin Field is a baseball venue in Carbondale, Illinois, USA. It is home to the Southern Illinois Salukis college baseball team of the NCAA's Division I Missouri Valley Conference. The field, opened in 1964, holds 2,000 spectators. It is named for former Southern Illinois baseball coach Abe...
was dedicated in honor of Martin, who retired from the athletic department in 1971. Martin was the Saluki baseball coach from 1946-1964.