Johnny Martin | |
Birth Date: | 9 August 1916 |
Birth Place: | Nashville, Arkansas, U.S. |
Position1: | End, Fullback, Quarterback, Halfback |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 195 |
College: | University of Oklahoma |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1941 |
Nfldraftedround: | 14 / Pick 128 (By the Chicago Bears) |
Playing Years1: | 1941–1943 |
Playing Team1: | Chicago Cardinals |
Playing Years2: | 1944 |
Playing Team2: | Card-Pitt |
Playing Years3: | 1944–1945 |
Playing Team3: | Boston Yanks |
Career Highlights: | |
Nfl: | MAR653108 |
Databasefootball: | MARTIJOH02 |
John Jay Martin (August 9, 1916 – March 17, 1968) was a professional football player who played in the league from 1941 to 1945. Martin played for the Chicago Cardinals, Boston Yanks and "Card-Pitt", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Chicago Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The teams' merger was a result of the manning shortages experienced league-wide due to World War II. He was released from "Card-Pitt" after the team's game against the Green Bay Packers, when it was discovered that John McCarthy could average 35 yards per punt. He then signed with the Boston Yanks.