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Marty Karow
Biographical details
Born	July 18, 1904; Braddock, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 27, 1986 (aged 81); Bryan, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1924–1926	Ohio State
Baseball
1925–1927	Ohio State
1927	Lewiston Twins
1927	Waterbury Brasscos
1927	Boston Red Sox
1928	Waco Cubs
1929	Des Moines Demons
1929–1930	Pueblo Steelworkers
Position(s)	Fullback (football); Shortstop, third baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1939	Texas A&M (assistant)
1942	Corpus Christi NAS
Basketball
1934–1936	Texas
1941–1942	Texas A&M
1945–1950	Texas A&M
Baseball
1936	Navy
1938–1941	Texas A&M
1948–1950	Texas A&M
1951–1975	Ohio State
Head coaching record
Overall	78–113 (basketball); 580–423–17 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	First-team All-American (1926);

Martin Gregory Karow [born Karowsky] (July 18, 1904 – April 27, 1986) was an All-American college football player and a professional baseball player.

Biography

Karow was a fullback on the Ohio State University football 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 in Major League Baseball who played in six games for the Boston Red Sox in the 1927 season. A native of Braddock, Pennsylvania, he batted and threw right-handed.

Karow hit .200, going two for 10 with one double.

Following his playing career, Karow served as the basketball head coach of the University of Texas during the 1934–35 and 1935–36 seasons and as a baseball coach at the United States Naval Academy (1936). He later coached for the Texas A&M University (1938–1941, 1948–1950) and Ohio State University baseball teams, leading the Buckeyes to the College World Series four times (1951, 1965–1967), including the 1966 College World Series title. He also served in the military during World War II.

Death

Karow died of a heart attack, at age 81, on April 27, 1986, in Bryan, Texas.^[1]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Comets (Independent) (1942)
1942	Corpus Christi NAS	4–3–1
Corpus Christi NAS:		4–3–1
Total:		4–3–1

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Texas Lonhorns (Southwest Conference) (1934–1936)
1934–35	Texas	16–7	5–7	4th
1935–36	Texas	15–9	8–4	T–2nd
Texas:		31–16 (.660)	13–11 (.542)
Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Conference) (1941–1942)
1941–42	Texas A&M	8–16	4–8	6th
Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Conference) (1945–1950)
1945–46	Texas A&M	9–14	4–8	6th
1946–47	Texas A&M	8–17	4–8	5th
1947–48	Texas A&M	7–17	2–10	6th
1948–49	Texas A&M	5–19	2–10	6th
1949–50	Texas A&M	10–14	6–6	T–4th
Texas A&M:		47–97 (.326)	22–50 (.306)
Total:		78–113 (.408)	35–61 (.365)