George Martin
George Martin
Full Name:  George Elliott Martin
     Born:  July 29, 1931, Allegan, Mich.
     Died:  August 1, 2017, Kingston, N.Y.


FSU Career
Tennis
Year  Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1950                 *   Tallahassee                             
1951                 *   Tallahassee                             
1952                 *   Tallahassee                             


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Obituary for George Elliott Martin
Published in Daily Freeman on Aug. 13, 2017

KINGSTON, NY George Elliott Martin, 86, of Kingston, N.Y., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. He was born July 29, 1931 in Allegan, Mich., to the late Pearl and Bonnelyn (Elliott) Martin. George received his Bachelors Degree in Meteorology from Florida State University and studied mathematics at the University of Tübingen in Germany. He served in the Army during the Korean War and joined the Air Force Reserves at Dover AFB in Delaware. He was a meteorologist at the National Weather Bureau and was a programmer for IBM until his retirement in 1987. He was a member of Wiltwyck Golf Club, TrailSweepers Ski Club, and was a past president of the Kingston Area Tennis Association. George enjoyed traveling, writing, and film making. He was a connoisseur of fine wine and food who studied cooking at La Varenne in Paris. George is survived by his loving companion, Willie Haruk of Kingston; his children, Eric Martin and his wife Kathleen of West Kingston, R.I., Christopher Martin and his wife Louisa of Bedford, Mass., his grandchildren, Benjamin, Erika, Elizabeth, and Jack Martin. He is also survived by his former wife, Eve Martin of Harwich, Mass.



FSU Statistics
Tennis
Singles Results
      Highest   vs          3    Fall/Spring
Year    Rank   Rank  ACC   Sets  Tournaments   1     2     3     4     5     6    NCAA Total
---- -------- ----- ----- -----  ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
1950                                                                         0-1         0-1
1951                        1-0       2-1                              1-0               3-1
Tot                         1-0       2-1                              1-0   0-1         3-2

Doubles Results Highest vs Tie Fall/Spring Partner Year Rank Rank ACC Break Tournaments 1 2 3 NCAA Total --------------------------- ---- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Dan Boda 1950 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-2 Larry Dickson 1950 0-1 0-1 0-1 Sid Stringer 1950 0-1 0-1 George McMullen 1950 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 Dan Boda 1951 0-1 1-0 1-1 Dick Bradley 1951 0-1 1-1 1-1 Tom Babione 1951 0-1 0-1 0-1 Ned Cooper 1951 1-0 1-0 1-0 Tom Babione 1952 0-1 0-1 Bob Dobry 1952 1-1 1-1 Don Wyly 1952 0-1 0-1 Totals 3-1 2-2 1-1 2-5 4-5 7-11
Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ 03/22/1950 6 L.F. Vogt Pensacola NAS L 6-3, 6-2 0- 1 05/02/1951 5 Dick Beder Florida Southern Col W 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 1- 1 05/18/1951 T Sonny Tharp Mercer W 6-1, 6-0 2- 1 05/18/1951 T Bobby Hannah Mississippi College W 6-2, 6-3 3- 1 05/19/1951 T Bert Schwartz Mercer L 6-0, 6-0 3- 2
Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ 03/24/1950 2 Dan Boda D. Keesler/T. Keesler Davidson College L 6-1, 6-0 0- 1 03/27/1950 2 Dan Boda Bill Davis/Ralph Marston Mississippi College W 6-1, 6-1 1- 1 03/31/1950 1 Dan Boda Keith Benning/Charlie Rogers Mercer W 8-6, 6-0 2- 1 04/01/1950 1 Dan Boda John Haldi/Yon Emory L 6-2, 6-0 2- 2 04/08/1950 3 George McMullen Sam Kanrich/Mike Zott Florida Southern Col W 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 3- 2 04/29/1950 3 George McMullen Jack Grigsby/Jim Moore Stetson L 6-4, 6-4 3- 3 05/05/1950 2 Larry Dickson Jerry Holland/Charles Seymour Florida Southern Col L 6-4, 6-2 3- 4 05/06/1950 3 Sid Stringer Jack Grigsby/Jim Moore Stetson L 6-1, 8-6 3- 5 03/22/1951 2 Dan Boda McCurry/Semple Miami L 6-1, 6-4 3- 6 03/23/1951 3 Dick Bradley Dick Beder/Jim Sebastian Florida Southern Col W 6-4, 6-0 4- 6 03/31/1951 3 Ned Cooper Harris Ashbury/Harry Cooper Emory W 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 5- 6 04/12/1951 3 Dick Bradley Bert Schwartz/Sonny Thorp Mercer L 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 5- 7 04/14/1951 3 Tom Babione Harris Ashbury/Harry Cooper Emory L 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 5- 8 04/21/1951 3 Dan Boda Bert Schwartz/Sonny Tharp Mercer W 6-3, 6-3 6- 8 03/29/1952 2 Bob Dobry Harry Chaffin/Charlie Rodgers Mercer L 6-4, 7-5 6- 9 03/31/1952 2 Bob Dobry Garth Ludwig/Norman Schultz Concordia Seminary dnf 7-6 dnf 6- 9 04/10/1952 3 Don Wyly John Hironimus/Bob Martin Indiana L 6-1, 6-4 6-10 04/25/1952 2 Bob Dobry Bill Fogg/Garman Joiner Valdosta State Coll W 6-3, 6-3 7-10 04/29/1952 2 Tom Babione Dick Beder/Marvin Kumm Florida Southern Col L 6-3, 7-5 7-11