Earl Martineau

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Earl Martineau

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1896-08-30)August 30, 1896 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died	January 20, 1966(1966-01-20) (aged 69) Menomonie, Wisconsin
Playing career
1921–1923	Minnesota
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1924–1928 1929–1930 1932–1937 1938–1945	Western State Normal/Teachers Purdue (backfield) Princeton (backfield) Michigan (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	26–10–2
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards All-American, 1922 All-American, 1923

Earl Thomas Martineau (August 30, 1896 – January 20, 1966) was an American football player and coach in the United States. 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. 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 26–10–2 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.^[1] He died of a heart attack in 1966.^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference
Western State Normal Hilltoppers (Independent) (1924–1926)
1924	Western State Normal	5–1–1
1925	Western State Normal	6–2–1
1926	Western State Normal	7–1
Western State Teachers Hilltoppers (Michigan Collegiate Conference) (1927–1928)
1927	Western State Teachers	3–4	0–2
1928	Western State Teachers	5–2	1–1
Western State Normal/Teachers:		26–10–2	1–3
Total:		26–10–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title

References

↑ "MARTINEAU NAMED AIDE AT PRINCETON; Back-Field Coach at Purdue to Be Assistant to Crisler, New Football Mentor. A GRADUATE OF MINNESOTA Captained the Gopher Eleven In 1923 -- Will Report to Tiger School on April 4.". The New York Times. March 22, 1932. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
↑ "Services Held For Ex-Gopher All-American". Chicago Tribune. January 21, 1966.

External links

Earl Martineau at the College Football Data Warehouse

Western Michigan Broncos head football coaches

Tubby Meyers (1906)
William H. Spaulding (1907–1921)
Milton Olander (1922–1923)
Earl Martineau (1924–1928)
Mike Gary (1929–1941)
John Gill (1942–1952)
Jack Petoskey (1953–1956)
Merle Schlosser (1957–1963)
Bill Doolittle (1964–1974)
Elliot Uzelac (1975–1981)
Jack Harbaugh (1982–1986)
Al Molde (1987–1996)
Gary Darnell (1997–2004)
Bill Cubit (2005–2012)
P. J. Fleck (2013–)

Persondata
Name	Martineau, Earl
Alternative names	Martineau, Earl Thomas
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	August 30, 1896
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of death	January 20, 1966
Place of death	Menomonie, Wisconsin

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