Harvey Martin, Football, Texas A&M-Commerce: Martin is one of the most recognized names in the history of A&M-C athletics. He starred at South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas before beginning his collegiate football career with the Lions.

   As a senior in 1972, Martin was selected as an Associated Press Little, Football News and NAIA All-American en route to leading the Lions to a national title.  He went on to become a third-round selection by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1973 NFL Draft. He was a four-time Pro Bowler (1976-1979) and a four-time all-pro selection (1976, 1977, 1979, and 1982). Martin was named to the NFL All-Decade Team for the 1970’s and was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1977. In Super Bowl XII, he was named the game’s MVP along with teammate Randy White.

   He was inducted into the A&M-C’s Hall of Fame in 1987. In 2007, he was selected to the LSC’s 75th Anniversary Football Team and was named the LSC Defensive Player of the Decade for the 1970’s. A&M-C hosted the inaugural Harvey Martin Classic in his honor in 2008 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. In 2009, Martin became the first A&M-C athlete to be inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.