Willie Martin

American gridiron football player (born 1951)

Willie Martin
Career information
Date of birth	(1951-04-27) April 27, 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Alexander City, Alabama, U.S.
Status	Retired
CFL status	International
Position(s)	OT
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	260 lb (120 kg)
US college	Northeastern State
NFL draft	1973 / Round: 13 / Pick: 313
Drafted by	Houston Oilers
Career history
As player
1973–1978	Edmonton Eskimos
1979–1980	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1981	Toronto Argonauts
1982	Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1975, 1978)
CFL All-Star	1975, 1980
CFL East All-Star	1980
CFL West All-Star	1975

Willie Martin (born April 27, 1951) is a former offensive lineman^[1] who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), six of them with the Edmonton Eskimos.^[2] He won two Grey Cups for the Eskimos.^[3]

References

^ Strumm, Bob (November 17, 1973). "Eskimos Two-point Favorites". Star-Phoenix. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
^ "Edmonton Eskimos". esks.com. Edmonton Eskimos. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
^ "Willie Martin CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

Houston Oilers 1973 NFL draft selections

v t e Edmonton Eskimos 63rd Grey Cup champions
7 Pete Lavorato 8 Wayne Matherne 10 Bruce Lemmerman 11 Garry Lefebvre 12 Tom Wilkinson 13 Larry Highbaugh 14 Roy Bell 15 Stu Lang 17 Dick Dupuis 18 John Farlinger 19 Calvin Harrell 20 Tom Towns 21 Don Warrington 22 Mike Fink 23 Bayne Norrie 24 Leroy Moss 25 Dave Campbell 26 Dave Cutler 27 Don Layton 28 Charles Miller 30 Dale Potter 32 Mike Lambros 42 Danny Kepley 44 Rob McLaren 45 Sam Britts 50 Willie Martin 51 Roger Scales 53 Bob Howes 54 Joe Worobec 55 Ron Estay 56 Ernie Kirk 57 Brian Jones 59 Solomon Freelon 60 Charlie Turner 61 Tom Laputka 62 Bill Stevenson 65 Dave Fennell 67 Larry Watkins 68 Willie Postler 70 Don Muse 71 John Beaton 72 John Konihowski 74 Fred James 75 Tyrone Walls 76 George McGowan Head Coach: Ray Jauch Assistant coaches: Babe Caccia Leo McKillip Vic Rapp General Manager: Norm Kimball President: Jim Wilkins

Edmonton Eskimos 63rd Grey Cup champions

v t e Edmonton Eskimos 66th Grey Cup champions
1 Warren Moon 7 Pete Lavorato 8 Hank Ilesic 10 Bruce Lemmerman 12 Tom Wilkinson 13 Larry Highbaugh 15 Stu Lang 18 John Farlinger 20 Tom Towns 21 Don Warrington 22 Tom Scott 23 Angelo Santucci 24 Ed Jones 25 Jim Germany 26 Dave Cutler 28 Greg Butler 29 Joe Hollimon 30 Dale Potter 31 Pat McNeil 32 Larry Washington 34 Ian Bryans 40 Barry Kowalski 42 Danny Kepley 50 Willie Martin 53 Bob Howes 55 Ron Estay 56 Ted Milian 57 Eric Upton 60 Charlie Turner 62 Bill Stevenson 63 Hector Pothier 64 David Boone 65 Dave Fennell 69 York Hentschel 71 Waddell Smith 72 John Konihowski 75 Derrick Glanton 76 George McGowan 77 Brian Fryer Head Coach: Hugh Campbell Assistant coaches: Dan Daniel Joe Faragalli Don Matthews Cal Murphy General Manager: Norm Kimball President: Matt Baldwin

Edmonton Eskimos 66th Grey Cup champions