Noel Martin (2017) - Hall of Fame - St. Cloud State University Athletics

Noel Martin

Induction:
2017

In 16 seasons with the SCSU football program, Martin set a school record for most wins as a football coach with 91. He led the Huskies as they moved into the always rugged North Central Conference, which was widely recognized as the nation's top NCAA Division II football conference during the 1980s and 1990s. The Huskies posted a 91-81 overall record during the Martin era and he guided the Huskies to records at or above the .500 mark 10 times during his career.

The Huskies won the NCC championship in 1989 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA DII playoffs that season. He coached Harlon Hill Award finalists Harry Jackson (1989) and Randy Martin (1995 and 1996) along with numerous All-American (16) and All-Conference (43) players during his tenure at SCSU. A number of Martin's players at SCSU went on to play professional football, including long-time NFL quarterback Todd Bouman.

Martin oversaw many facility and program improvements at SCSU and was instrumental in developing a student-athlete study hall and academic support system at the University. Martin was the driving force behind the creation of SCSU's Husky Pups football youth program, which continues to this day with the annual youth football clinic at Husky Stadium.

An ambassador of the game and University, Martin was also instrumental in setting up international exchange programs with teams and associations in France and Japan.