Jerry Martin

[Bill Sussman]

I know how much time the board spends on Balis now but UConn had a legendary Strength and Conditioning coach before him. I saw this fundraising passing around a few former athletes at UConn on Facebook and thought I would share with the board in case it caught the eye of someone who wants to contribute.

http://teespring.com/MartinStrong

 

[UConn07]

Hadn't seen this before and didn't know that he has cancer:

Randy Edsall ‏@RandyEdsall Aug 2
Thinking of my former strength coach at UConn, Jerry Martin, as the 2014 football season begins. #MartinStrong



Here's a couple articles about him when he was still at UConn for anyone that forgets:

http://articles.courant.com/2013-04...405_1_nfl-combine-trevardo-williams-sio-moore

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/sports/ncaafootball/08strength.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0