Gary Martin (lacrosse)

Gary Martin is an American former lacrosse player and a native of Deer Park, New York, where he attended Deer Park High School. In the 1980s he played for the Penn State Nittany Lions men's lacrosse team and was named an All-American in 1982 and 1983. His name still fills the program record books: he is tied for first in assists in a single game with nine against Bucknell on 2 May 1983, holds the single-game points record with 14 in that same game, and his 1982 season of 42 goals, 44 assists and 86 points remains among the best in Penn State history. As a professional he played for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League, winning four championships as a player, in 1989, 1990, 1994 and 1995, and a fifth as a coach in 1998. He is a member of the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and was selected for the Penn State men's lacrosse Ring of Pride in December 2025.