Shy and reserved as a youth, Martin was a 6-foot-11 center from Chicago, Illinois, who attended high school at De La Salle Institute. There he played for Coach Jerry Tokars and was a classmate of Bryant Gumbel. Martin stayed in Chicago for college, recruited to Loyola University Chicago by Coach George Ireland.\n', '

In 1969-1970, after a year on the freshman team (freshman were not allowed to play NCAA varsity basketball in this era), Martin debuted for the Loyola Ramblers, averaging a strong double-double of 16.6 points and 14.4 rebounds, as Loyola finished 13-11.\n', '

As a junior in 1970-1971, Martin was the star on a dreadful 4-20 team, averaging 18.7 points and 17.6 rebounds.\n', '

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