Dave Martin is a former

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sportscaster who spent seven seasons as a

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announcer in

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Career

Martin called

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games on

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in 1968. He spent the next three seasons on

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calling

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games before being replaced by

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in 1972. Martin began the 1972 season without a broadcasting job; however, in June he replaced the ailing John MacLean on WHDH radio in Boston, calling

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games with

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(no relation). Martin also called the first season of

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hockey for WHDH. His final major announcing job was with the

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in 1980. Martin also served as a play-by-play announcer for the ''

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'' in 1970 and ''

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'' in 1967.

References

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