Tarleton Football Coach Marc Martinez ID’d As Victim In Friday Stephenville fatal Crash

ERATH COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Longtime Tarleton Football assistant coach and former player, Marc Martinez, has been identified as the victim in a Friday fatal vehicle crash in Erath County, Texas.

Martinez died following a vehicle crash in the Stephenville area Friday morning.

Further details of the crash were not provided.

Martinez arrived at Tarleton in 2011 after graduating from Waco Midway High School and never left Stephenville. He was a standout linebacker for the Texans during his playing career, where he was a two-time All-Lone Star Conference selection and led the team in tackles during his senior season, according to TexasFootball.

Following his successful playing career, Martinez transitioned to Tarleton’s coaching staff. His career on the sidelines began as a graduate assistant assisting the linebackers.

Martinez transitioned into the full-time linebackers coach in 2017 and was instrumental in the development of former Texan and current Indianapolis Colts linebacker EJ Speed and All-Western Athletic Conference linebacker Ronnell Wilson.

A talented young coach, Martinez also served as the football program’s summer camp director for the last five years. Martinez was 30 years old and is survived by his wife, Laci, and two daughters, Estella and Camilla.

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Geo quick facts: Erath County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the United States Census bureau its population was 42,545 in 2020. The county seat is Stephenville. The county is named for George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto – Wikipedia.