Fenwick Falcons
Hall of Fame










Dick Martin Coach (1980-1992) Athletic Director Graduated 1973 Inducted 1999
Franklin College Grizzlies
Butler County Sports Hall of Fame Inducted 2006
Dick Martin has enjoyed a long association with Fenwick as an athlete, coach and administrator. As an athlete, Dick won letters in football, basketball, and baseball. He quarterbacked Fenwick teams in 1971 and 1972 to Southwestern Ohio Class A computer poll championships, culminated by participation in the first state football playoffs in 1972. Dick earned football All-League honors following the 1971 and 1972 seasons and was also named the top quarterback in Butler County in 1972.

After college, Dick joined Jerry Harkrader's football staff at Fenwick, becoming head coach in 1980. He coached the Falcons for 13 years, compiling a record of 77 wins, 66 losses and 2 ties. His teams made seven playoff appearances, and totaled eight playoff wins. His most successful team finished as State runner-up in 1984. In that same year he was named the Enquirer Coach of the Year in the small school division. During his tenure at Fenwick, Dick also was an assistant coach for the 1981 baseball team which won the Class A State Championship and the 1982 team which reached the State final four. He served as Athletic Director at Fenwick from 1989 to 1993. Dick left Fenwick in 1993, but returned in 1998 to once again join the football coaching staff.

According to the Butler Country Sports Hall of Fame:
Martin, a 1973 Fenwick graduate, joins seven other Falcon greats as members of the Hall of Fame.

He excelled in football, basketball, and baseball at Fenwick, earning All-Mid-Miami League first-team honors under legendary coaches Jerry Harkrader and John "Butch" Rossi.

Martin was the Quarterback of Fenwick's 1972 state championship football team, the first state championship in the school's history.

As a coach at Fenwick, Madison, and Middletown, his teams recorded more than 100 wins in 19 seasons and he led them to the state playoffs seven times, including the state runner-up finish in 1984 with Fenwick.

He is married to wife Kathy and lives in Middletown. -- printed from the Middletown Journal November 15, 2006

Football (1970-1972) #12 Position:QB
Player
Individual Honors
1971 All-MML Honorable Mention QB
1972 All-MML Honorable Mention
Team Honors
1972 Region 12 Computer Poll Champion
1972 State Class A Semifinal L 0-18 to Lorain Clearview
Passing Com. Att. Int. Yards TD XP 2PT
1970 8 13 5 105 2 0 2
1971 49 107 2 679 11 0 9
1972 87 161 4 1128 8 0 4
  144 281 11 1912 21 0 15
Rushing Att. Yards Avg. Long TD XP 2PT
1971 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Coach
Team Honors
1982 Div. V Regional Final L 6-14 to Bradford
1983 Region 20 Computer Poll Champion
1983 Class A Final AP Poll #14
1983 Div. V Regional Final W 26-21 to South Charleston Southeastern
1983 Div. V State Semifinal L 0-7 to McComb
1984 Region 20 Computer Poll Champion
1984 Class A Final AP Poll #5
1984 Div. V Regional Final W 34-0 to Sydney Lehman Catholic
1984 Div. V State Semifinal W 22-21 to Holgate
1984 Div. V State Championship L 6-14 to Newark Catholic
1985 Region 20 Computer Poll Champion
1985 Div. V Regional Semifinal W 16-10 to Cincinnati Summit Country Day
1985 Div. V Regional Final L 0-3 to Covington
1987 Div. V Final AP Poll #12
1987 Div. V Regional Semifinal W 3-0 to Minster
1987 Div. V Regional Final W 10-0 to St.Henry
1987 Div. V State Semifinal L 0-21 to Newark Catholic
1988 Region 20 Computer Poll Champion
1988 Div. V Final AP Poll #10
1988 Div. V Regional Semifinal W 21-13 to Cedarville
1988 Div. V Regional Final L 6-17 to Minster
1991 Div. V Final AP Poll #11
1991 Div. V Regional Semifinal W 21-13 to Marion Pleasant
1991 Div. V Regional Final L 3-7 to Cincinnati Country Day
  Overall League
  W L T Pct. PF PA W L T Pct.
1980-1992 77 66 2 .531 2,368 2,200 41 46 0 .471