Death will not erase Martin's link to Wolverines.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: February 16, 2003| Author: Sharp, Drew | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Drew Sharp

In time, the University of Michigan will overcome the disciplinary actions doled out due to its association with former booster Ed Martin. Probations and postseason bans will pass, but the scars of a carefully cultivated reputation that was brazenly compromised will endure.

That's Martin's legacy _ a blemish on Michigan that will never go away.

Martin died Friday night much like he lived the last seven years, ever since a seeming...