Ray Martin (born 1936) is an American professional pool player, nicknamed "Cool Cat".

He acquired his nickname when he calmly won a world title in 1971 in California when during the event an earthquake was in progress.

[2] In 1994, Martin was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame.

He has also won several nine-ball tournaments, including the 1980 Lake Tahoe Invitational, the 1981 King of the Hill Pool Championship, and the 1983 Music City Open.

From 1989 to 1991 he served as a contributing editor and wrote the Nine-Ball Safeties column for The Snap Magazine.