Homer C. Martin

Homer C. Martin
Biographical details
Born	June 22, 1898; Clay County, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	July 17, 1950 (aged 52); Gallipolis, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1919–1922	West Virginia
Basketball
1919–1921	West Virginia
Baseball
1919–1922	West Virginia
Position	Fullback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923–1926	New River State
1927–1929	West Virginia
c. 1930–1935	Point Pleasant HS (WV)
1936	Morris Harvey
Basketball
c. 1930–1936	Point Pleasant HS (WV)
1936–1937	Morris Harvey
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
c. 1930–1936	Point Pleasant HS (WV)
Head coaching record
Overall	15–20–5 (college football); 8–12 (college basketball)

Homer Chester "Moose" Martin (June 22, 1898 – July 17, 1950) was an American college sports athletes and coach. He played football, basketball, and baseball at West Virginia University. Martin was the head football coach at the New River State School—now known as West Virginia University Institute of Technology—in Montgomery, West Virginia for four seasons, from 1923 until 1926, compiling a record of 15–9–5.

Martin was born on June 22, 1898, at Porter's Creek in Clay County, West Virginia. He attended Charleston High School in Charleston, West Virginia. Martin won letter fours at West Virginia in football and three times in both basketball and baseball.^[1] He suffered a stroke on July 5, 1950, at his home in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. He died 12 days later, on July 17, at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis, Ohio.^[2]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
New River State Golden Bears (Independent) (1923–1924)
1923	New River State	4–3–1
1924	New River State	4–2–2
New River State Golden Bears (West Virginia Athletic Conference) (1925–1926)
1925	New River State	5–1–2	3–1–1	T–2nd
1926	New River State	2–3	1–3	9th
New River State:		15–9–5	0–4
Morris Harvey Golden Eagles (West Virginia Athletic Conference) (1936)
1936	Morris Harvey	0–11	0–8	9th
Morris Harvey:		0–11	0–8
Total:		15–20–5