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{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Curtis Martin
| image       = Curtis Martin at 2010 pep rally.jpg
| image_size  =
| alt         = 
| caption     = Martin at a Times Square pep rally for the Jets in January 2010 prior to the AFC Championship Game
| position    = [[Running back]]
| number      = 28
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1973|5|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 5
| height_in   = 11
| weight_lbs  = 210
| high_school = [[Taylor Allderdice High School|Allderdice]] (Pittsburgh)
| college     = [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] (1991–1994)
| draftyear   = 1995
| draftround  = 3
| draftpick   = 74
| teams       =
* [[New England Patriots]] ({{NFL Year|1995}}–{{NFL Year|1997}})
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|1998}}–{{NFL Year|2005}})
| highlights  =
* [[NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year]] (1995)
* First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2004 All-Pro Team|2004]])
* 2× Second-team All-Pro ([[1999 All-Pro Team|1999]], [[2001 All-Pro Team|2001]])
* 5× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1996 Pro Bowl|1995]], [[1997 Pro Bowl|1996]], [[1999 Pro Bowl|1998]], [[2002 Pro Bowl|2001]], [[2005 Pro Bowl|2004]])
* [[List of NFL rushing champions|NFL rushing yards leader]] (2004)
* [[Bart Starr Award]] (2006)
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#1995|1995]])
* [[New England Patriots|New England Patriots All-1990s Team]]
* [[New York Jets Ring of Honor]]
* [[New York Jets#Retired numbers|New York Jets No. 28]] retired
| statlabel1  = Rushing yards
| statvalue1  = 14,101
| statlabel2  = [[Yards per carry]]
| statvalue2  = 4.0
| statlabel3  = Rushing [[touchdowns]]
| statvalue3  = 90
| statlabel4  = Receptions
| statvalue4  = 484
| statlabel5  = Receiving yards
| statvalue5  = 3,329
| statlabel6  = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6  = 10
| pfr         = M/MartCu00
| HOF         = curtis-martin 
}}

'''Curtis James Martin Jr.''' (born May 1, 1973) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[running back]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the [[New York Jets]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh Panthers]].

Martin spent his first NFL three seasons with the [[New England Patriots]], who selected him in the third round of the [[1995 NFL draft]], and was named [[National Football League Rookie of the Year Award|NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year]]. Martin joined the Jets in 1998, where he spent eight seasons before retiring after spending the 2006 season rehabbing an injury. A five-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection and a first-team [[All-Pro]], Martin is [[List of National Football League career rushing yards leaders|sixth in total NFL rushing yards]]. He was inducted to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2012.
Martin is often regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brandt |first=Gil |author-link=Gil Brandt |date=June 15, 2017 |title=Gil Brandt's 25 greatest NFL running backs of all time |url=https://www.nfl.com/photos/gil-brandt-s-25-greatest-nfl-running-backs-of-all-time-0ap3000000815786 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref>