Birth Date: | 17 December 1884 |
Birth Place: | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
Coach Sport1: | Basketball |
Coach Years2: | 1907–1908 |
Coach Team2: | Miami (Ohio) |
Coach Years3: | 1910–1912 |
Coach Team3: | Vanderbilt |
Player Team1: | Vanderbilt |
Player Years1: | 1911–1912 |
Player Positions: | Forward, End (football) |
Overall Record: | 17–11[1] |
Awards: | All-Southern (1911) |
Carl Taylor "Zeke" Martin (December 17, 1884 - March 1, 1976) was a college basketball player and coach, as well as a mechanical engineer. He was a player-coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores in 1911 and 1912.[2] [3] [4] He was a forward. Charles C. Stroud selected him All-Southern in 1911.[5] According to Stroud, "Martin is not only fast on his feet, and a good shot, as every forward must be, but he is slippery and quick to dodge or wriggle from the bunch. Only a rugged guard can cover him, as he is strong at shaking free." He was also an end on Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt football team. He was a native of Mobile, Alabama and is the namesake of nearby Zeke's Landing, and the "Mar" in Romar Beach.[6] [7] He was once suspended from coaching the team for spending extra days on the beach in Mobile.[8] [9]