George Martin (American football)
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. | February 16, 1953||||||
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High school: | Armijo (Fairfield, California) | ||||||
College: | Oregon | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1975 / Round: 11 / Pick: 262 | ||||||
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George Dwight Martin (born February 16, 1953) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants (1975–1988).
Career
Martin missed only six games in his 14-year playing career (not counting games not played in because of strikes). He played
In November 1985, Martin became the NFL's all-time leader in
Martin's 7 NFL TDs came on 3 interception returns, 2 fumble returns/recoveries, one lateral return following a blocked field goal, and one offensive pass reception (in 1980, lining up as a tight end). (In November 2006, Miami's All-Pro defensive end Jason Taylor broke Martin's career record by notching his 7th defensive touchdown after intercepting a Brad Johnson pass.)
In addition, Martin amassed over 90 quarterback sacks in his Giants career (his official NFL total is 46 [the NFL did not begin counting sacks officially until 1982]; the Giants credit him with 96),[2] during which time he was generally regarded as one of the league's most feared pass rushers. In 2004, he was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey.
Martin has been a resident of Ringwood, New Jersey.[3]
Journey for 9/11
On September 16, 2007, Martin began walking from New York City's
Martin planned to walk more than 3,000 miles across the nation, from the New York side of the George Washington Bridge to New Jersey, down to Washington, D.C., south to Interstate 40, then west, eventually leading to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. He hoped to finish his walk by March 2008.[5]
Martin arrived in San Diego on June 21, 2008 after having walked over 3,000 miles. He said the total amount raised was about $2 million.[6]
See also
- History of the New York Giants (1979–93)
References
- ^ Charlotte Observer | Sports
- ^ "giants.com". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
- ^ Sturken, Barbara. "Off the Field, Giants Call New Jersey Home", The New York Times, March 31, 1991. Accessed February 5, 2008.
- ^ Anderson, Dave. "A Long Walk for Those Who Responded to 9/11", The New York Times; Published 2007-07-12; accessed 2007-07-12.
- ^ "Ex-Giant calls timeout on 9/11 walk". New York Daily News. January 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ Moritz, Owen. "Giant Steps: George Martin completes cross-country trek for 9/11 heroes", New York Daily News, June 22, 2008. Accessed June 22, 2008.