Martin Gregory Karow ''
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' (July 18, 1904 – April 27, 1986) was an
All-America
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college football
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player and a professional
baseball
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player.
He was a
fullback on the
Ohio State University
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football
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team from 1924 through 1926. In 1926 he was team captain and led the team to a 7–1 record. After the season, he was named to several All America teams.
After college, he became a backup
infielder
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in
Major League Baseball
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who played in six games for the
Boston Red Sox
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in the
1927 season. A native of
Braddock, Pennsylvania
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, he batted and threw
right-handed
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.
Karow hit .200, going two for 10 with one
double
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Following his playing career, Karow served as the basketball head coach of the
University of Texas
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during the 1934–35 and 1935–36 seasons and as a baseball coach at the
United States Naval Academy
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(1936). He later coached for the
Texas A&M University
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(1938–1941, 1948–1950) and Ohio State University baseball teams, leading the Buckeyes to the
College World Series
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four times (1951, 1965–1967), including the
1966 College World Series title. He also served in the military during
World War II
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.
Karow died in
Bryan, Texas
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at age 81.
Head coaching record
Football
Basketball
Baseball
References
External links
Baseball Reference*
1904 births
1986 deaths
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Waco Cubs players
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United States Navy personnel of World War II
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