Former Rockhurst College standout Paul Martel dies at 91

Paul Martel, whose sports accomplishments spanned both sides of Missouri, died Sunday in St. Louis. He was 91.

Martel was a standout athlete at Rockhurst College (now Rockhurst University) in the 1940s, earning four letters in basketball and three in football. In 1984, he was inducted in the school’s Hall of Fame.

Martel went on to an outstanding football coaching career. His stops included Immaculata High and Bishop Miege in Kansas and St. Louis University High in Missouri, where his 1970 team won the Class 4A state championship.

He went 285-105-12 in 40 years as a high school head coach and was enshrined in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.

This story was originally published January 26, 2016 at 4:54 PM with the headline "Former Rockhurst College standout Paul Martel dies at 91."