Morris Glenn Martin (January 19, 1906 – April 17, 1997), better known as Abe Martin, was an American football player, coach of football, basketball and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He was the fifth head football coach at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU), serving from 1939 to 1949 and compiling a record of 31–42–5. Martin was the school's head basketball coach from 1943 to 1946, tallying a mark of 43–20, head baseball coach from 1947 to 1965, amassing a record of 281–156–2. He was also the athletic director from 1945 to 1953.
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Morris Glenn Martin 19 January 1906 Burnt Prairie, Illinois, USA
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17 April 1997 (aged 91) Springfield, Illinois
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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