Earl Martineau
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1896–1966)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Earl Martineau
| image = Earl Martineau.jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1896|8|30}}
| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|1|20|1896|8|30}}
| death_place = Menomonie, Wisconsin, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1921–1923
| player_team1 = Minnesota
| player_positions = Halfback
| coach_years1 = 1924–1928
| coach_team1 = Western State Normal/Teachers
| coach_years2 = 1929–1930
| coach_team2 = Purdue (backfield)
| coach_years3 = 1932–1937
| coach_team3 = Princeton (backfield)
| coach_years4 = 1938–1945
| coach_team4 = Michigan (assistant)
| overall_record = 27–10–1
| bowl_record =
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| championships =
| awards = First-team All-American (1923)
Second-team All-American (1922)
2× First-team All-Big Ten (1922, 1923)
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}}
Earl Thomas Martineau (August 30, 1896 – January 20, 1966) was an American college football player and coach. He played halfback at the University of Minnesota and was selected as an All-American in 1922 and 1923 and served as the captain of the 1923 Minnesota team. While at the University of Minnesota, Martineau was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.{{Cite journal |journal = The Magazine of Sigma Chi |title = Southern California and Minnesota Chapters Set New All-Fraternity All-American Records |author = Staff writer(s); no by-line. |date = January–February 1930 |editor = Chester W. Cleveland |volume = 49 |issue = 1 |page = 96}} After graduating from Minnesota, Martineau became a football coach. From 1924 to 1928, he was the head football coach at Western Michigan University, then known as Western State Normal School and Western State Teachers College, compiling a record of 27–10–1 in five seasons. His 1926 team tallied a record of 7–1. Martineau later served as a backfield coach for Purdue. In 1932, Martineau began a long association with Fritz Crisler. He was the backfield coach for Crisler at Princeton University from 1932 to 1937 and an assistant coach under Crisler at the University of Michigan from 1938 to 1945.
Early life and playing career
Martineau attended West High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1917. He enlisted with the United States Marine Corps and served overseas from 1917 to 1919.{{cite news |title=Martineau Named Aide At Princeton |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1932/03/22/105792053.pdf |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 22, 1932 |accessdate=October 21, 2011}}
Martinau also competed in track and field for the University of Minnesota.{{Cite web |title=Earl Martineau - M Club Hall of Fame |url=https://gophersports.com/sports/2018/5/21/sports-m-club-spec-rel-hof-martineau-html |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=University of Minnesota Athletics |language=en}}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Western State Normal Hilltoppers
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1924
| endyear = 1926
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1924
| name = Western State Normal
| overall = 6–1
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1925
| name = Western State Normal
| overall = 6–2–1
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1926
| name = Western State Normal
| overall = 7–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Western State Teachers Hilltoppers
| conf = Michigan Collegiate Conference
| startyear = 1927
| endyear = 1928
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1927
| name = Western State Teachers
| overall = 3–4
| conference = 1–2
| confstanding = 3rd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1928
| name = Western State Teachers
| overall = 5–2
| conference = 2–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Western State
| overall = 27–10–1
| confrecord = 3–3
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 27–10–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Coach; Earl Martineau |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/39327?sport_code=MFB |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 3, 2025 }}{{cite web |author= |title=Football Records: All-Time Coaches |url=https://wmubroncos.com/sports/2010/5/19/204948128.aspx |publisher=Western Michigan University |access-date=April 3, 2025 }}
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|79717766}}
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