Early Life
Joe Martin was born February 1, 1916, in Colorado. He was orphaned before he reached a year old and was raised by an aunt in Phoenix, Arizona. He married Christine Fentress on March 4, 1941, and had one child, Joe Jr., who himself became a national Golden Gloves champion.
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