Clay Martin
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Clay Martin is a
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,[4] and returned to officiate a divisional playoff game on January 17, 2021.[5]
2023 crew
Source:[6]
- R: Clay Martin
- U: James Carter
- DJ: Jerrod Phillips
- LJ: Greg Bradley
- FJ: Alonzo Ramsey
- SJ: Dave Hawkshaw
- BJ: Greg Wilson
- RO: Brian Matoren
- RA: Bryant Thompson
References
- ^ a b Filipe, Cameron (July 6, 2018). "Umpire Clay Martin is the NFL's newest referee". Football Zebras. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ Pease, Joshua. "Clay Martin's faith and the challenging job of an NFL referee". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Florio, Mike (January 2, 2021). "Referee Clay Martin is hospitalized with COVID-19". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ a b Williams, Charean (January 4, 2021). "NFL referee Clay Martin released from hospital". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ Florio, Mike (January 17, 2021). "Hospitalized this month with COVID-19, Clay Martin is the Browns-Chiefs referee". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ Austro, Ben (June 27, 2023). "Officiating crews for the 2023 season". Football Zebras. Retrieved August 9, 2023.