Zeke Martin (basketball)

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Zeke Martin
Biographical details
BornMobile, Alabama
Playing career
1911–1912Vanderbilt
Position(s)Forward, End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1907–1908Miami (Ohio)
1910–1912Vanderbilt
Head coaching record
Overall17–11[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[]

  1. ^ "Zeke Martin Coaching Record".
  2. ^ http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/vand/datadump/assets/sports/mbball/YearbyYear.pdf
  3. ^ "Carl (Zeke) Martin's Record vs. Kentucky".
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt University Quarterly". 1912.
  5. ^ "Coach C. C. Stroud of Macon Picks All-Southern Quintet". Atlanta Constitution. March 12, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved November 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. ^ "High in demand, Rod Freeman was drafted by the NFL, NBA and ABA". 6 February 2014.
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