Zeke Martin (basketball)
Biographical details | |
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Born | Mobile, Alabama |
Playing career | |
1911–1912 | Vanderbilt |
Position(s) | Forward, End (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
1907–1908 | Miami (Ohio) |
1910–1912 | Vanderbilt |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 17–11[1] |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
All-Southern (1911) | |
Carl T. "Zeke" Martin was a college basketball player and coach, as well as a mechanical engineer. He was a player-coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores in 1911 and 1912.[2][3][4] He was a forward. Charles C. Stroud selected him All-Southern in 1911.[5] He was also an end on Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt football team. He was a native of Mobile, Alabama and is the namesake of nearby Zeke's Landing.[6] He was once suspended from coaching the team for spending extra days on the beach in Mobile.
References[]
- ^ "Zeke Martin Coaching Record".
- ^ http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/vand/datadump/assets/sports/mbball/YearbyYear.pdf
- ^ "Carl (Zeke) Martin's Record vs. Kentucky".
- ^ "Vanderbilt University Quarterly". 1912.
- ^ "Coach C. C. Stroud of Macon Picks All-Southern Quintet". Atlanta Constitution. March 12, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved November 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "High in demand, Rod Freeman was drafted by the NFL, NBA and ABA". 6 February 2014.
Categories:
- American football ends
- Basketball coaches from Alabama
- Forwards (basketball)
- Miami RedHawks men's basketball coaches
- Player-coaches
- Players of American football from Alabama
- Sportspeople from Mobile, Alabama
- Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball coaches
- Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball players
- Vanderbilt Commodores football players