Marty Karow
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 18, 1904 Pueblo Steelworkers |
| Position(s) | Corpus Christi NAS |
| Basketball | |
| 1934–1936 | Texas |
| 1941–1942 | Texas A&M |
| 1945–1950 | Texas A&M |
| Baseball | |
| 1936 | Navy |
| 1938–1941 | Texas A&M |
| 1948–1950 | Texas A&M |
| 1951–1975 | Ohio State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 78–113 (basketball) 580–423–17 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
Martin Gregory Karow [born Karowsky] (July 18, 1904 – April 27, 1986) was an All-American college football player and a professional baseball player.
Biography
Karow was a fullback on the Ohio State University football team from 1924 through 1926. In 1926, he was team captain and led the team to a 7–1 record. After the season, he was named to several All America teams.
After college, he became a backup
right-handed
.
Karow hit .200, going two for 10 with one double.
Following his playing career, Karow served as the basketball head coach of the
1966 College World Series title. He also served in the military during World War II
.
Death
Karow died of a heart attack, at age 81, on April 27, 1986, in Bryan, Texas.[1]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Comets (Independent) (1942)
| |||||||||
| 1942 | Corpus Christi NAS | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| Corpus Christi NAS: | 4–3–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 4–3–1 | ||||||||
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Lonhorns (Southwest Conference) (1934–1936) | ||||||||||
| 1934–35 | Texas
|
16–7 | 5–7 | 4th | ||||||
| 1935–36 | Texas
|
15–9 | 8–4 | T–2nd | ||||||
| Texas: | 31–16 (.660) | 13–11 (.542) | ||||||||
| Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Conference) (1941–1942) | ||||||||||
| 1941–42 | Texas A&M | 8–16 | 4–8 | 6th | ||||||
| Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Conference) (1945–1950) | ||||||||||
| 1945–46 | Texas A&M | 9–14 | 4–8 | 6th | ||||||
| 1946–47 | Texas A&M | 8–17 | 4–8 | 5th | ||||||
| 1947–48 | Texas A&M | 7–17 | 2–10 | 6th | ||||||
| 1948–49 | Texas A&M | 5–19 | 2–10 | 6th | ||||||
| 1949–50 | Texas A&M | 10–14 | 6–6 | T–4th | ||||||
| Texas A&M: | 47–97 (.326) | 22–50 (.306) | ||||||||
| Total: | 78–113 (.408) | 35–61 (.365) | ||||||||
Baseball
References
- Newspapers.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Marty Karow at Find a Grave
