Mike Martz, Santa Ana College Inducted: 2003 Mike Martz was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota before moving to San Diego at the age of 8. Martz, a collegiate tight end, played two seasons at San Diego Mesa College, one year at UC Santa Barbara and a final season in 1972 at Fresno State, where he graduated summa cum laude. Martz’s first coaching appointment was at Bullard High in Fresno in 1973. Between 1974-1982, Martz served as an assistant coach at San Diego Mesa College, San Jose State, Santa Ana College, Fresno State University, University of the Pacific and the University of Minnesota. Martz was quarterbacks and receivers coach at Arizona State from 1983-87 and was the Sun Devils’ offensive coordinator in 1984 and again from 1988-91. He then moved on to an offensive assistant’s position with the Los Angeles Rams in 1992, and after a stint as quarterbacks coach with the Washington Redskins, Martz returned to the (St. Louis) Rams as Offensive Coordinator in 1999. That year, he was named NFL Offensive Coordinator of the Year by Football Digest and NFC Assistant Coach of the Year by USA Today as he directed an offense that became known as “The Greatest Show on Earth”. In 2000, Martz was named the Rams head coach, and has since posted an impressive 33-19 record. In 2001, Martz’s Rams became the first team to score at least 500 points in three consecutive seasons. The Rams also produced three consecutive NFL MVP award winners, as Kurt Warner took the honor in 1999, followed by Marshall Faulk in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, Martz hosted a high school coaching clinic that attracted over 500 coaches from across Missouri. He also is host of an annual golf tournament in St. Louis that raises funds for Alzheimer’s research and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.