Dave Martin

Biography

Dave Martin reunited with head coach Joey McGuire shortly after his hire at Texas Tech as he was named Director of Player Development on his charter staff. The role is an important one for McGuire, who quickly plunked Martin to oversee many of the Red Raiders’ initiatives in the Lubbock community. Martin, a former assistant coach under McGuire at Cedar Hill High School, is also the football liaison for the academic advising staff located at the Marsha Sharp Center for Student-Athletes. On the field, he assists with the secondary. Martin arrived in Lubbock as one of the top high school coaches in his native state of Oklahoma as he was an impressive 138-38 over 14 seasons as the athletic director and head football coach at Jones High School in the Oklahoma City area. Martin led his alma mater to seven district championships and a playoff appearance in all but one season, making Jones easily one of the top programs in the state. The highlight of his tenure came in 2016 when Jones claimed the Class 3A state title, the first for the Longhorns in school history. The monumental win for Jones followed similar close finishes under Martin as the Longhorns appeared in the state title game previously in 2011, his fourth season as head coach, and then the state semifinals in 2012 and 2015. Jones returned to the state semifinals a year after that state title victory in 2017 as well. The 2016 season earned Martin a slew of coaching honors as he was tabbed the All-State Coach of the Year by