Marty Schottenheimer has won more than 200 games in 21 seasons as head coach with Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington and San Diego Chargers, placing him eighth on the list of coaches with the most wins in NFL history
Last updated: 09/02/21 4:21 pm
Marty Schottenheimer, Kansas City Chiefs coach from 1989-98, has died at the age of 77
Former NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer has died at the age of 77.
Schottenheimer died Monday night at a hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2014. He was transferred to a hospital on January 30th.
Schottenheimer has won more than 200 games in 21 seasons as head coach with Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington and San Diego Chargers, placing him eighth on the list of coaches with the most wins in NFL history.
His success was rooted in “Martyball”, a conservative approach that featured a strong running game and tight defense.
Winning in the regular season has never been a problem. Schottenheimer teams have won 10 games or more 11 times, including a historic 14-2 record by the Chargers in 2006 that earned them AFCs No 1 seed in the playoffs.
Schottenheimer also coached Washington, Cleveland and San Diego during his career
In his last game, on January 14, 2007, Chargers Schottenheimer, which featured NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson and a team of Pro Bowlers, lost a playoff game around a home division to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, 24-21.
A month later, owner Dean Spanos stopped the NFL when he fired at Schottenheimer, mainly because of a personality issue between coach and general manager AJ Smith.
Schottenheimer was 44-27 with the Cleveland Browns from 1984-88, 101-58-1 with Kansas City from 1989-98; 8-8 with Washington in 2001 and 47-33 with San Diego from 2002-06.
He was named NFL Coach of the Year by the Associated Press in 2004 after leading the Chargers to a 12-4 record and AFC West division title.
Schottenheimer was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame in 2010.
As a player, Schottenheimer spent six seasons as a linebacker in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills (1965-68) and Patriots (1969-70).