Feature Friday: head shooting sports coach Dan Martin

Indianola, Iowa -- Get to know Simpson head shooting sports coach, Dan Martin, in our latest edition of Feature Friday. 

In what city/state did you grow up in?

• Chillicothe, Illinois

What college(s) did you attend?

• Bachelors — St. Ambrose University in Iowa
• Masters — University of Phoenix

​Favorite professional sports team(s)?

• Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Cubs

Favorite athlete?

• Walter Payton and Troy Aikman

Items you can't live without?

• A fishing pole, my hunting dog, Blue, and a shotgun

Favorite vacation spot?

• Anywhere that offers me an outdoor experience to hunt and fish

Favorite thing about Simpson?

• The size. Simpson is big enough that I do not know all of the students on campus so I get to meet new people daily, but it is small enough that I can still maintain and develop relationships with the student-athletes on the competitive team and on the club team.

Family?

• My wife, Sarah, our son, Dagan, and our daughter, Lake.

What would you be doing if you were not coaching?

• Working in conservation and hunter recruitment

Best athletic moment?

• Coaching my son to an undefeated football season and watching my daughter win a soccer tournament in a shootout, and of course game seven of the 2016 World Series, CUBS WIN.

Who would play you in a movie?

• People say I look like "Ironman" so I guess Robert Downey Jr.

One thing people don't know about you?

• I can ride a unicycle and walk on stilts.

Hobbies outside of coaching?

• Hunting and fishing

Role model(s) and why?

• Tom Landry and Bo Schembechler since I heard both of them speak when I was young. Their ability to inspire and motivate through respect and commitment really changed my outlook on life.