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High School Record Holder Roy “Robot” Martin Arrested

Posted October 19th, 2007 at 9:26 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Growing up in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex in the early 80’s I used to marvel at an amazing sprinter as he consistently blazed through the 200m dashes at many of the same meets in which I competed. His name was Roy “Robot” Martin, a nickname he acquired because of his unorthodox, robotic running style that did make one imagine a robot. He was fast enough to make the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Teams and his national high school record of 20.13 in the 200m still stands two decades after he set it. His races were something to behold. He disappeared, from my radar anyway, but I never forgot watching him during my high school meets. His was an amazing, one-of-a-kind talent.

When I found this article about him today, I was shocked to learn that he had been arrested for drug possession. He is head track coach and hall monitor at a local DFW middle school, Florence Middle School in Pleasant Grove, TX. Apparently, Mr. Martin bought a Xanax (street name “T-bar”) from a student at the school in an “unauthorized drug sting”, then turned the drugs into the school principal. He felt that it was his duty to fight the drug problem at the school where he works and in his community.
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