Johnny Martin
John Jay Martin
Born: January 8, 1916
Nashville, AR USA
Deceased: March 17, 1968
Position: WB-HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: Oklahoma
High School: Broken Bow (OK)
Career: 1941-1945
Drafted: 1941 in Round 14, #128 overall by the Chicago Bears
Johnny Martin played from 1941 to 1945 during his career with the Boston Yanks, Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers, Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers and Chicago Cardinals. Martin ran for 348 yards in his career on 143 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 41 passes for 579 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 25 | 56 | 2.2 | 17 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 30 | 10 | 0.3 | 27 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 30 | 98 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 19 | -7 | -0.4 | 11 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 39 | 191 | 4.9 | 76 | 1 |
| Totals | 143 | 348 | 2.4 | 76 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 27 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 22 | 312 | 14.2 | 69 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 50 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 579 | 14.1 | 69 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 24 | 959 | 40.0 | 60 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 36 | 1417 | 39.4 | 64 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 30 | 1187 | 39.6 | 59 |
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 35 | 1273 | 36.4 | 47 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 6 | 184 | 30.7 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 6 | 184 | 30.7 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 14 | 575 | 41.1 | 58 |
| Totals | 151 | 5779 | 38.3 | 64 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 202 | 10.1 | 25 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 202 | 25.2 | 36 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 130 | 18.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 8 | 265 | 33.1 | 55 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 13 | 302 | 23.2 | 43 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 985 | 25.3 | 55 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 138 | 11.5 | 35 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 3 |
| 1942 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 5 |
| 1943 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 10 | 5 |
| 1944 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 8 | 6 |
| 1944 | NFL | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 1 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 1 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL | Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 6 | 5 |
