George Martin ( American football ) George Dwight Martin ( born February 16 , 1953 ) is a former American football defensive end who played his entire career in the National Football League for the New York Giants ( 1975 – 1988 ) . He currently serves as the Executive Director and President of the NFL Alumni which is headquartered in Newark , N . J . Career . Martin missed only six games in his 14 year playing career ( not counting games not played in because of strikes ) . He played college football at the University of Oregon in the then - Pacific - 8 Conference and was drafted by the Giants in the 11th round of the 1975 NFL Draft ( 262nd pick overall ) . He was a part of the 1986 Giants team that won a franchise record 14 games . In January 1987 , Martin was one of the team captains for the Super Bowl XXI champions ; late in the second quarter , Martin sacked Denver QB John Elway in the end zone for a safety , cutting the Broncos ' lead to 10 - 9 where it held until halftime . They were the first two of twenty - six consecutive points scored by the Giants in the game In November 1988 , Martin became the NFL ’ s all - time leader in touchdown s scored by a defensive lineman ( DL ) , with 5 , when he returned an interception for 56 yards against the St . Louis Cardinals . ( He had previously been tied at 4 with former Dallas Cowboy defensive tackle Bob Lilly . ) In the following championship season , Martin became the league ’ s career leader in TDs scored by a DL as a DL ( at 6 ) when he returned an interception for 78 yards and 6 points in an early season home game against the same Broncos team they defeated in the Super Bowl , a feat which Giant head coach Bill Parcells has called the " greatest football play I ' ve ever seen . " Martin ’ s 7 NFL TDs came on 3 interception returns , 2 fumble returns / recoveries , one lateral return following a blocked field goal , and one offensive pass reception ( in 1980 , lining up as a tight end ) . ( In November 2006 , Miami ’ s All - Pro defensive end Jason Taylor broke Martin ’ s career record by notching his 7th defensive touchdown after intercepting a Brad Johnson pass . ) In addition , Martin amassed over 90 quarterback sack s in his Giants career ( his official NFL total is 46 ; the Giants credit him with 96 ) , during which time he was generally regarded as one of the league ' s most feared pass rushers . In 2004 , he was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey . Martin has been a resident of Ringwood , New Jersey . Journey for 9 / 11 . On September 16 , 2007 , Martin began walking from New York City ' s George Washington Bridge to San Diego in order to raise money for medical care for the first responders to the September 11th , 2001 terrorist attack on the United States . Costing $ 150 , 000 , Martin hoped to raise more than $ 10 million for this cause . World Wrestling Entertainment , among others , were sponsoring Martin ' s walk . Martin planned to walk more than 3 , 000 miles across the nation , from the New York side of the George Washington Bridge to New Jersey , down to Washington D . C , south to Interstate 40 , then west , eventually leading to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco . He hoped to finish his walk by March 2008 . He finally arrived on June 21 , 2008 , walking a total of 3 , 020 miles and finishing in San Diego , California . He said the total amount raised was about $ 2 million .