W. A. Martin
American football player and coach (1878–1955)
 Martin pictured playing football at Virginia | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1878-06-01)June 1, 1878 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 1955(1955-08-05) (aged 77) Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1896 | Virginia |
| Position(s) | Left end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1899 | Alabama |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–1 |
William Augustin Martin Jr. (June 1, 1878 – August 5, 1955) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Alabama in 1899, compiling a record of 3–1.
Martin died after a heart attack in 1955. He had resided in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Crimson White (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Alabama | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Alabama: | 3–1 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Obituary of William Augustin Martin".
External links
- W. A. Martin at Find a Grave
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Alabama Crimson Tide head football coaches
- E. B. Beaumont (1892)
- Eli Abbott (1893–1895)
- Otto Wagonhurst (1896)
- Allen McCants (1897)
- No team (1898)
- W. A. Martin (1899)
- Malcolm Griffin (1900)
- M. S. Harvey (1901)
- Eli Abbott (1902)
- W. A. Blount (1903–1904)
- Jack Leavenworth (1905)
- J. W. H. Pollard (1906–1909)
- Guy Lowman (1910)
- D. V. Graves (1911–1914)
- Thomas Kelley (1915–1917)
- No team (1918)
- Xen C. Scott (1919–1922)
- Wallace Wade (1923–1930)
- Frank Thomas (1931–1942)
- No team (1943)
- Frank Thomas (1944–1946)
- Harold Drew (1947–1954)
- Jennings B. Whitworth (1955–1957)
- Bear Bryant (1958–1982)
- Ray Perkins (1983–1986)
- Bill Curry (1987–1989)
- Gene Stallings (1990–1996)
- Mike DuBose (1997–2000)
- Dennis Franchione (2001–2002)
- Mike Shula (2003–2006)
- Joe Kines # (2006)
- Nick Saban (2007–2023)
- Kalen DeBoer (2024– )
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