C. W. Martin

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Bill Martin

| image = W C Martin - UNC.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Martin pictured in Yackety Yack 1913, North Carolina yearbook

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|9|17}}

| birth_place = Wallula, Washington, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|3|14|1887|9|17}}

| death_place = Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = ?

| player_team2 = Whitman

| player_years3 = 1910

| player_team3 = Notre Dame

| player_positions = End

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1912

| coach_team2 = North Carolina

| coach_years3 = 1930s–1940s

| coach_team3 = Whitman (assistant)

| coach_sport4 = Track

| coach_years5 = {{Circa|1920}}

| coach_team5 = Penn State

| coach_years6 = 1925

| coach_team6 = Harvard

| coach_years7 = 1934–1969

| coach_team7 = Whitman

| overall_record = 3–4–1 (football)

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships =

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

Charles William Martin (September 17, 1887 – March 14, 1978) was an American college football player, track athlete, and sports coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for one season in 1912, compiling a record of 3–4–1.

A native of Wallula, Washington, Martin played football at the University of Notre Dame, where he was a teammate of Knute Rockne. In May 2011, he set world records, running the 100-yard dash in 9.6 seconds and the 220-yard dash in 21.1 seconds. Martin died on March 14, 1978, in Walla Walla, Washington.{{cite news |author= |title=Former Whitman Great Dies |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oZRfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2108,5077151 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Lewiston, Idaho |date=March 16, 1978 |page=2B |access-date=December 18, 2024 |via=Google News }}{{cite web |author= |title=Charles William "Bill" Martin (2003) - Whitman Hall of Fame |url=https://whitmanblues.com/hof.aspx?hof=9&path=&kiosk= |publisher=Whitman College Athletics |access-date=December 18, 2024 }}