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Ben Martin (American football)

American football player and coach (1921–2004)

Field	Value
name	Ben Martin
image	Ben Martin.png
birth_date
birth_place	Prospect Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
player_years1	1941
player_team1	Princeton
player_years2	1942–1944
player_team2	Navy
player_positions	Halfback
coach_years1	1949–1954
coach_team1	Navy (assistant)
coach_years2	1956–1957
coach_team2	Virginia
coach_years3	1958–1977
coach_team3	Air Force
overall_record	102–116–10
bowl_record	0–2–1
awards	Third-team All-American (1944)
embed	yes
allegiance
branch	United States Navy
rank	[[File:US-O2 insignia.svg	5px]] Lieutenant (junior grade)
battles	World War II
Cold War
unit	USS Helena
serviceyears	1945–1949

Cold War Benjamin S. Martin (June 27, 1921 – July 24, 2004) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia from 1956 to 1957 and the United States Air Force Academy from 1958 to 1977, compiling a career head coaching record of .

A native of Prospect Park, Pennsylvania, Martin played college football at Princeton University in 1941 and then moved to the United States Naval Academy; he was a member of the class of 1946, which graduated early in 1945 due to World War II. After sea duty on the USS Helena, Martin was an assistant coach at Navy from 1949 to 1954; that last team was 8–2, among the best in program history, and won the Sugar Bowl. His first team at Air Force in 1958 was undefeated (with two ties), played in the Cotton Bowl, and finished in the top ten in both polls.

Martin also ran track and field for Navy, earning three letters as a runner.

Martin died at age 83 in 2004 in Colorado Springs, Colorado,

Head coaching record

References

(August 1, 2004). "Ben Martin, 83, Coach Of Air Force Football Team". [[The New York Times]].
(July 24, 2004). "Legendary football coach Ben Martin passes away". U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics.
(July 26, 2004). "Navy football great Ben Martin passes away". U.S. Naval Academy Athletics.
"Hall of Fame". U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics.

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