| 38 |
Jim Martin |
|
|
|
First-team All-American as senior in '49 on teams named by Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) and International News Service (INS) . . . played for Irish during four-year period when they did not lose a game . . . four-year starter who played both ways, his first three years at end and his senior season at tackle . . . co-captain of '49 national championships team . . . led team in minutes played in '49 with 405 . . . received George Gipp Award as top athlete on campus . . . played in East-West Shrine and College All-Star Games . . . won Bronze Star in Marine Corps during World War II . . . second-round pick of NFL Cleveland Browns in '50 draft . . . played one season with Cleveland, then 11 more with Detroit Lions (1951-61), earning all-pro honors in '61 when he also led team in scoring with 15 field goals and 25 PATs . . . became court officer for 48th Michigan District Court . . . 1995 inductee into National Football Foundation Hall of Fame.
