Martin started to play 16 inch in 1980 with a team his father because they were short on players, so that started the love for 16 inch. From there, he went on to play for some better teams to become one of the best teams in the state of Iowa. In 1984 he started playing for Cecil’s which competed with the best teams in Iowa and also Chicago teams. From Cecils, went to Krantman’s for 3 years. Then went to play for Skate Town. Then in 1991 Cracky, Meater, and Walker decided to put together Carpet Country Rollers which recruited some really good players to fit into what was considered a good chemistry of guys that wanted to just win and had a chip on their shoulders. After several years of finishing in the top 4, they finally broke through in 1995 to be the first out of state Major Champs. After Carpet Country, he went on to play for Grand Slam, Graphic Edge, Iguana Jakes, which was a really talented team. Then Drink in 2002, which we finished in the top 4. Then played for Stover from 2003-2008, finishing in the top 4 twice. 2009 Niners and finished playing in 2010 with OT. Throughout my career, I was selected to the 1st All- Tournament Team in the Bud Open (Carroll), Clincher in Marshalltown, the Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Major State IA, numerous times. Major nationals been selected to first team All American 1997 Grand Slam, 1999 Iguana Jakes, 2002 Drink, 2003 Stover, 2004 Stover. He was not a stats person and could have cared less about them. All Martin cared about was Sunday playing in the Championship game and coming out with the victory. He took pride in his defense at short center. He felt D always wins games and offense just decides by how much. After 30 years he retired in 2010.
