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Martin spent 40 seasons as the Seminoles' coach
and compiled a 2,029-736-4 record and led Florida State to 17
College World Series appearances. Martin enjoyed 40 consecutive
winning seasons and guided the Seminoles to 40 straight NCAA
Tournament appearances.
Martin retired in 2019.
"Today, the world lost more than the winningest coach in college
sports history, we lost a legendary human being that was a role
model to all that he encountered," current Florida State coach
Link Jarrett said in a statement.
Four of Martin's players won the Golden Spikes Award as national
player of the year -- Mike Fuentes (1981), Mike Loynd (1986),
J.D. Drew (1997) and Buster Posey (2008).
According to Florida State, 60 of Martin's former players
reached the major leagues. Among those was Deion Sanders, the
legendary two-sport star who went on to become a Pro Football
Hall of Fame player.
Martin played for Florida State and became an assistant coach in
1975.
Martin became coach in the fall of 1979 after Dick Howser was
hired as manager of the New York Yankees. Florida State's
baseball stadium is named after Howser.
--Field Level Media
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