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Ben Martin
Inducted 2010
Teacher/Coach 38 Years (1933 - 1971)
Olive Hill High School, KY (1933 – 1936)
Football
Basketball
Norris High School (1938 – 1943)
Basketball
Oak Ridge High School (1943 – 1971)
Football
Basketball
Track and Field
7 TSSAA State Championships
12 Region and 14 District Championships
Cross Country
Athletic Director 28 Years (1943 – 1971)
Oak Ridge High School
Coach Martin had winning records in all sports at each school where he coached
Served as East Tennessee representative on the TSSAA Track and Field Committee
Received Distinguished Service Award from the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame
The Oak Ridge High School track facility is named “Ben Martin Track”
Selected to the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame in 1986
Coach Martin had one state basketball tournament appearance (1958)
Selected the ORHS nickname and school colors in its first year of existence (1943)
During his tenure as Athletic Director, ORHS won 14 state championships (7 track, 4 football, 2 basketball, and 1 tennis)
Other 2010 Inductees
Gene Beck
2010
Scott Brunette
2010
Al Cate
2010
Joe Clayton
2010
Vic Francescon
2010
Billy Bob Garrison
2010
Don Grider
2010
Faye Osteen
2010
George Pitts
2010
Larry Ricker
2010
Morris Rogers
2010
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