Colorado University Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Jersey Number 92
Ben Martinez
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- South Pasadena, Calif.
- High School:
- South Pasadena
AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—Should add depth on the defensive line.
2018 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see game action … Dressed for the Arizona State game … He joined the team as a walk-on after the first day of classes.
HIGH SCHOOL—An All-Rio Hondo League performer at South Pasadena High School … Lettered four years on the defensive line for three coaches … South Pasadena was 26-15 in his four years, including 8-3 as a sophomore and 7-3 as a junior under coach C.B. Richards … He also participated in track & field at South Pasadena, competing in the shot put.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Environmental Studies at Colorado.
PERSONAL—He was born on March 4, 2000 in Los Angeles, Calif. … Parents are George Martinez and Jean Burke-Martinez … Dad works as an L.A. County Sheriff and mom is a Public Defender for L.A. County … He has two brothers, Edward and George Jr., and one sister, Katherine … Edward played football at Central Michigan … Came to Colorado because "there's no place like Boulder."
2018 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see game action … Dressed for the Arizona State game … He joined the team as a walk-on after the first day of classes.
HIGH SCHOOL—An All-Rio Hondo League performer at South Pasadena High School … Lettered four years on the defensive line for three coaches … South Pasadena was 26-15 in his four years, including 8-3 as a sophomore and 7-3 as a junior under coach C.B. Richards … He also participated in track & field at South Pasadena, competing in the shot put.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Environmental Studies at Colorado.
PERSONAL—He was born on March 4, 2000 in Los Angeles, Calif. … Parents are George Martinez and Jean Burke-Martinez … Dad works as an L.A. County Sheriff and mom is a Public Defender for L.A. County … He has two brothers, Edward and George Jr., and one sister, Katherine … Edward played football at Central Michigan … Came to Colorado because "there's no place like Boulder."
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