Episode description

Coach Kirk Martin returns home to the program he started from scratch and built into a perennial State Title Contender. The Manvel community has open arms for the return of their favorite Coach who built up relationships that have lasted a lifetime. The Martins are all about family! Caren and Kirk raised 4 super athletes at Manvel with a few moves along the way. The Martins have never forgotten their roots…from El Paso to the MOJO at Odessa Permian, the Hoka Hey at Manvel, New York, Dallas, Houston, and all points in between! It’s a journey that put his oldest in the NFL from Syracuse and impacted communities everywhere with Martin love! Kirk talks about the return to Nolan Ryan’s birthplace in the Alvin ISD and how much the community has grown. Who are the greatest Manvel athletes of all-time ?? Is it Deriq King, Kyle Trash, or his 3 Sons ?? We do know his daughter is the toughest athlete of them all! In ten seasons at Manvel, The Tom Landry Award Coach of the Year won 108 of 133 games and made it to 2 State Championship Games. It’s unfinished business with a possible fairy tale ending!