Edward Alfred Martin Sr. (June 18, 1925 – February 25, 2002) was an American college basketball coach and Negro league baseball player.

A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Martin graduated from William Allen High School, and served in the US Navy during World War II.

[1] Following his service, he attended North Carolina A&T State University, where he starred in baseball and basketball, graduating in 1951.

[2] Following his baseball playing career, Martin took a high school basketball coaching position at Avery Normal Institute in Charleston, South Carolina, where he proceeded to win two state championships.

From 1955 to 1968, he coached basketball at South Carolina State University, and from 1968 to 1986, he coached at Tennessee State University, amassing over 500 wins and numerous postseason appearances in over thirty years at the collegiate level.