Art Martynuska

Art Martynuska (April 17, 1930 – December 24, 2006) was an athletic director and head football coach at Saint Francis University.

Art Martynuska
Biographical details
Born(1930-04-17)April 17, 1930
Lilly, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 2006(2006-12-24) (aged 76)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1969–1979Saint Francis (PA)
1981Saint Francis (PA)
Basketball
1968–1978Saint Francis (PA) (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1979–1984Saint Francis (PA)
Head coaching record
Overall45–51–3

Career

Martynuska served in a variety of roles at Saint Francis from 1968 to 1984, including head football coach (1969–81), assistant basketball coach (1968–78), and director of athletics (1979–84). He resigned as football coach on May 7, 1982, citing health issues.[1][2] He later resigned his role as athletics director on June 1, 1984, and transitioned to assistant director of counseling at the school.[3]

He was posthumously inducted into the Saint Francis University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.[4]

Family

Martynuska was married for over 50 years, and had three children.[4]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Saint Francis Red Flash (Club) (1969–1977)
1969 Saint Francis 1–5
1970 Saint Francis 3–4
1971 Saint Francis 7–1
1972 Saint Francis 5–4
1973 Saint Francis 5–4
1974 Saint Francis 7–1
1975 Saint Francis 3–4–1
1976 Saint Francis 2–6
1977 Saint Francis 3–5–1
Saint Francis Red Flash (NCAA Division III independent) (1978–1979)
1978 Saint Francis 4–5
1979 Saint Francis 2–6
Saint Francis Red Flash (NCAA Division III independent) (1981)
1981 Saint Francis 3–6–1
Saint Francis: 3–6–1
Total:45–51–3

[5]

References
  1. "Thursday's Sports Transactions - UPI Archives". Upi.com. 1982-05-07. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  2. "The Pittsburgh Press from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 6, 1982 · Page 36". Newspapers.com. 1982-05-06. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  3. "Full text of "NCAA News 19840321"". Archive.org. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  4. "Six Individuals, Two Teams To Be Enshrined In Saint Francis (PA) Athletics Hall Of Fame". Northeast Conference. 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  5. "2016 SFU Football Media Guide" (PDF). sfuathletics.com. Saint Francis Athletics. 2016. p. 59. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
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