Kelvin Martin
- January 10, 2024
- American Football Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Kelvin Martin |
Occupation | American Football Player |
Date Of Birth | May 14, 1965(1965-05-14) |
Age | 59 |
Birthplace | San Diego |
Country | United States |
Birth City | San Diego |
Horoscope | Taurus |
Kelvin Martin Biography
Name | Kelvin Martin |
Birthday | May 14 |
Birth Year | 1965 |
Place Of Birth | San Diego |
Home Town | San Diego |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Kelvin Martin is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on May 14, 1965 in San Diego, San Diego, United States. Kelvin Brian Martin (born May 14, 1965) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) who was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL Draft. He won Super Bowl XXVII with the Cowboys against the Buffalo Bills, giving him his only Super Bowl title. He graduated from Boston College and played in ten NFL seasons from 1987 to 1996 for the Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, and Philadelphia Eagles.
Martin was drafted in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, after dropping because of concerns over his size and speed.
With the arrival of Alvin Harper in 1991, he was limited to a third down role and as a punt returner, where he ranked third in the NFC with an 11.6 average. Against the Philadelphia Eagles, he returned a punt 85 yards for a game- winning touchdown in a 25-13 win and also set a franchise record with 124 total punt return yards in a game.
Martin caught 32 passes for 359 yards and three touchdowns, while also finishing second in the NFL with a 12.7 punt return average during the 1992 Super Bowl championship season. He participated in Super Bowl XXVII and did not have any receptions in the game, but returned 3 punts for 35 yards and 4 kickoffs for 79 for a total of 114 yards, the same number of yards that Michael Irvin had with his 6 receptions in the game.
In 1985, he was named as an All-East wide receiver, had a career-high 172 receiving yards against Pittsburgh University, and was key contributor in Boston College’s Cotton Bowl win. He also caught the winning touchdown pass in the final seconds of Boston College 27-24 Hall of Fame Bowl victory over Georgia University in 1986.
Kelvin Martin Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | American Football Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Kelvin Martin is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kelvin Martin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
At Jean Ribault High School in 1982, he made first-team All-City and All- Conference, while leading all Jacksonville wide receivers in catches (47), yards (746) and touchdowns (7).
As a punt return specialist, he led the nation in yardage in 1985 (510). He set Boston College records for career returns (79 for 1,012 yards), single season yardage (510), single game yardage (166), and scored four touchdowns on punt runbacks.
He was used mostly as a punt and kickoff returner as a rookie after missing the first 8 games with injury. Nicknamed “K-Mart”, by his second season he was named the starter wide receiver alongside Michael Irvin and finished third on the team with 49 receptions. In 1989, he led the team in receptions (46) and receiving yards (644), even though he was placed on the injured reserve list on November 21, with a left knee interior cruciate ligament injury. The next year, he repeated as the team leader in receptions (64) and receiving yards (732).
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 5 ft 9 in |
Weight | 163 lbs |
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Martin re-signed with the Cowboys in 1996, catching 25 passes for 380 yards. He retired at the end of the season, finishing his career with 367 passes for 4,768 yards, 15 touchdowns, 261 punt returns for 2,567 yards and 76 kickoff returns for 1,453 yards.
Facts & Trivia
Kelvin Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kelvin Martin celebrates birthday on May 14 of every year.
In 2000, he was Inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame. He still holds the career touchdown receptions record with 28, remains second in career yardage (2,337 yards) and fifth in receptions (133). Overall, he scored 194 career points.