RIP: Marty Schottenheimer (1943-2021)

[Brian in Mesa]

Former NFL Coach Marty Schottenheimer Dies at Age 77 from Alzheimer's

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...schottenheimer-dies-at-age-77-from-alzheimers

Former NFL head coach and linebacker Marty Schottenheimer died Monday at the age of 77. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2014.

Schottenheimer was moved to a hospice care facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 30, per ESPN's Chris Mortensen.

The Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, native was an AFL and NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills and Boston Patriots from 1965 to 1970 before later serving as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Football Team and San Diego Chargers.

 

[PACardsFan]

RIP Marty. A damn good coach who was the most snake bitten playoff coach ever.

 

[Ronin]

RIP

 

[Dback Jon]

RIP

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

RIP Marty. A damn good coach who was the most snake bitten playoff coach ever.

Yep, didn't he get fired after going 14-2, or something like that?
RIP.

 

[Ronin]

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[BigRedRage]

Bummer. Alzheimer's sucks. RIP sir.

 

[Dr. Jones]

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Cowher, Arians, Dungy, Herm Edwards, and many others came from Marty.

Damn fine coach. Groundbreaker. RIP sir.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

RIP Marty

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Yep, didn't he get fired after going 14-2, or something like that?
RIP.

Yep. I thought it was comical.

RIP.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Yep, didn't he get fired after going 14-2, or something like that?
RIP.

Yep. I thought it was comical.

RIP.

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Great story here. Click twitter link for the rest of it.

 

[pemory09]

Very, very good HC and a solid player back in the AFL days. Have always loved this image of his jersey barely containing his last name.

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[GatorAZ]

Yep, didn't he get fired after going 14-2, or something like that?
RIP.

AJ Smith had a great eye for talent but was a notorious prick to people. Marty deserved to ride it out with that squad.