Norwich University

The late Harold "Doc" Martin distinguished himself as an athlete, educator, and soldier. He played football, baseball, and ice hockey at NU, excelling as a running back and defensive back on the gridiron. Doc embarked on a coaching and teaching career at Union University in Richmond, Va. and Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C. before becoming Director of Athletics at Virginia State in 1927. Earning a master's degree in Physical Education from NYU, Doc was appointed director of health and physical education at Miner College in Washington, D.C. in 1932. He joined the Army Air Force in 1942, and while serving as Director of the Ground School at Tuskegee Air Field in Alabama, Major Harold Martin was killed during a cross-country flight on March 23, 1945 near Reidsville, N.C. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.