Birth Date: | June 26, 1929 |
Birth Place: | Floradale, Ontario, Canada |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lb: | 180 |
Position: | Right Wing |
Shoots: | Left |
Played For: | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen Elmira Polar Kings Galt Terriers Johnstown Jets Pittsburgh Hornets Windsor Bulldogs Guelph Mercurys |
Ntl Team: | CAN |
Career Start: | 1949 |
Career End: | 1969 |
Floyd Gingrich "Butch" Martin (June 26, 1929 – June 9, 2023) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and 1960 Winter Olympics.
Martin was a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen who won the bronze medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics[1] and the silver medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics.[2] He played for the Johnstown Jets and Pittsburgh Hornets. Martin played 205 matches in the Eastern Hockey League and 2 matches in the American Hockey League.
Martin sold cars in Waterloo after his player career was over and returned to his hometown.[3]
Martin died on June 9, 2023, at the age of 93.[4]