| Clay Martin | |
| Birth Place: | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation: | NFL official (2015–) |
Clay Martin is a National Football League (NFL) official. He wears uniform number 19. He entered the league in the season as an umpire, and was promoted to referee for the season, following the retirements of Terry McAulay and Gene Steratore.[1]
Martin was born in Pensacola, Florida where his father, an officer in the United States Marine Corps, was stationed as a flight instructor after his return from Vietnam. Martin's family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma where Martin attended Tulsa Public Schools. Martin graduated from Nathan Hale High School where he was an All-State Football and Basketball player.
Outside of his NFL duties, Martin works as a high school basketball coach at Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma.[1] He also attended Oklahoma Baptist University where he played basketball for the Bison. Not only is he in the OBU Hall of Fame for his basketball accomplishments, he is also in the Tulsa Public Schools Hall of Fame for the same reasons. He is married to Shannon Martin and they have two kids: McKenzie, born in 2001, and Chase, born in 2003. Martin is a Christian.[2]
Martin was diagnosed with COVID-19 on December 21, 2020,[3] and became hospitalized on December 31, 2020.[4] He was discharged within a week, and returned to officiate a divisional playoff game on January 17, 2021.[5]
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