Carlos Martinez (football)

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Carlos Martinez is a National Football League kicker for the Dallas Cowboys. From 2004-2006, Martinez played for the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League.

[edit] High school career

Martinez attended Papillion-LaVista High School, and was a letterman and a star in football and wrestling. In football, he was a three-time All-State honoree and set the Nebraska prep record for career field goals with 28 field goals. In wrestling, he won the state championship as a senior.

[edit] College career

Martinez attended Buena Vista University, and was a four-year letterman in football as a kicker. He was a three-time All-America selection, a three-time All-IIAC honoree. As a senior, he was also named the NCAA Division III Kicker of the Year and as a junior, he was named the team Special Teams Player of the Year. He is the all-time field goal leader at Buena Vista with 48 and second all-time in Division III. Martinez also excelled as a punter in college, with an average exceeding 40 yards. Martinez capped off his senior season at BVU in 2002 with a selection to play for the American Football Coaches Associations Division III All-Star Team which represented the United States against the Mexican National Team in the 2001 Aztec Bowl on December 15, 2001, in Saltillo, Mexico. Martinez was named the USA MVP by the media in attendance as he averaged 55.2 per punt (8-441 yds.) to consistently pin Mexico deep in its own end in the contest. He returned to BVU in the fall of 2006 as an assistant football coach before being called up by the Dallas Cowboys.