Richard D. Martin

Richard D. Martin

Biographical details
Born	(1932-07-14)July 14, 1932 LaCrosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	March 8, 2008(2008-03-08) (aged 75)
Playing career
1951–1952	Ottawa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1956–1959	Yates Center HS (KS)
1960–1963	Olathe HS (KS)
1964–1967	Rose Poly
1968–1971	Washington University
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1978–1981	West Virginia
1981–1985	MVC (commissioner)
Head coaching record
Overall	24–43–3 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 CAC (1970)

Richard D. Martin (July 14, 1932 – March 8, 2008) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology—in Terre Haute, Indiana from 1964 to 1967 and Washington University in St. Louis from 1968 to 1971, compiling a career college football coaching record of 24–43–3. Martin was the athletic director at West Virginia University from 1978 to 1981 and the commissioner of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) from 1981 to 1985.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Rose Poly Fightin' Engineers (NCAA College Division independent) (1964–1967)
1964	Rose Poly	2–6
1965	Rose Poly	5–3
1966	Rose Poly	3–4–1
1967	Rose Poly	1–6–2
Rose Poly:		11–19–3
Washington University Bears (College Athletic Conference) (1968–1971)
1968	Washington University	2–8	0–4	5th
1969	Washington University	2–7	1–3	T–4th
1970	Washington University	5–4	3–1	T–1st
1971	Washington University	4–5	1–3	T–4th
Washington University:		13–24	5–11
Total:		24–43–3
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth