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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Gilbert George Martinez Obituary.
Published by findagrave.com.

George Gilbert Martin, 87, of Cumming, GA, formally of New Orleans, LA, passed from this life on Thurs, August, 31, 2023.

George was the first born of six children, to blind parents, on Nov 15, 1935. His father left home when he was just a teenager, and he stepped up to the role of helping his family. His compassionate nature led him to help uplift others in need, throughout his life. He attended Florida State University on a gymnastics scholarship and was a member of their Flying High Circus and Cheerleading Squad. He was taught acting by Leonard Nimoy (Spock in Star Trek) and Jeff Corey (Sherrif in Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid) and loved entertaining people of all ages with music and magic. He was highly accomplished playing the harmonica, winning competitions, and joining church worship teams in multiple states. George's incredible sense of humanity was captured in his touching, skillfully written poetry. He helped enrich countless lives through education over several decades through his own company, Martin Educational Enterprises, Inc. His goal every day was to make someone smile; a goal he easily surpassed.

Those left to cherish his memory are his partner, his daughters, his brother, six grandchildren, six great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents Gilbert George Martinez and Goldie Mae Bailey Martinez; siblings Billy Martinez, Gloria Barletter, Goldie Mae Taviano, Gordon Martinez; his first wife/mother of his two children, Nancy Anna Singleton Martin.



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