Sammy Martin

{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}}

{{For|the punter |Sam Martin (disambiguation){{!}}Samuel Martin}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Sammy Martin

| number = 82, 86

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|8|21}}

| birth_place = Gretna, Louisiana, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 175

| high_school = De La Salle (LA)

| college = LSU

| draftyear = 1988

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 97

| pastteams =

• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1988|1991}})
• Indianapolis Colts (1991)
• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1993}})*

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 26

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 424

| statlabel3 = Total touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = MartSa00

}}

Samson Joseph Martin (born August 21, 1965) is an American former professional football player who last played with the Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League (NFL) in 1991. He played wide receiver professionally. His one career touchdown as a wide receiver came on a 19-yard pass from Steve Grogan on October 28, 1990.{{Cite web |title=Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots - October 28th, 1990 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199010280nwe.htm |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Pro Football Reference}}

His best season came in 1989 when he caught 13 passes for 229 yards. He also contributed on punt and kickoff returns.

The {{Convert|5|ft|11|in|abbr=on}}, {{convert|175|lb|abbr=on}} running back from Louisiana State University was selected by the New England Patriots with the 97th pick in the 1988 NFL draft.{{cite web|title=Sammy Martin NFL Football Statistics|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MartSa00.htm|website=Pro Football Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=April 16, 2016}}{{Cite web |title=1988 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}