Marty Schottenheimer

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Full Name: Martin Edward Schottenheimer Primary Position: LB Height/Weight: 6' 3"/225 College: University of Pittsburgh Birthdate: September 23, 1943 High School: Fort Cheery (McDonald, PA) Birthplace: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania Pro Experience: 6 years

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Martin Edward "Marty" Schottenheimer (born September 23, 1943) is the current head coach of the San Diego Chargers football team. He has also served as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, and Washington Redskins. He holds the dubious honor of being the NFL coach with the most wins to never coach a Super Bowl.

[edit] Early life

Schottenheimer was born September 23, 1943 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. His athletic talent became evident as a student at Ft. Cherry High School in nearby McDonald, Pennsylvania where he became a star athlete in football and basketball. He attended the University of Pittsburgh earning a degree in English and played linebacker in college for the Pittsburgh Panthers.

[edit] AFL/NFL playing career

After college, Schottenheimer was selected in the fourth round of the 1965 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts and in the seventh round of the 1965 American Football League draft by the Buffalo Bills. He signed with the Bills and spent the next three seasons with Buffalo, including the 1965 AFL Championship season. In 1969, he joined the Boston Patriots and spent the next two seasons with the Pats. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1971 but was traded again to the Colts before the beginning of the 1971 season. He retired from football in 1971 and spent the next several years working in the real estate industry. Schottenheimer credits his NFL career as being his inspiration for coaching.

[edit] NFL coaching career

His professional coaching career began in 1974 when he became linebackers coach for the Portland Storm of the World Football League. In 1975 he was hired as a linebackers coach for the New York Giants and in 1977 became defensive coordinator. Schottenheimer spent 1978 and 1979 as the linebackers coach for the Detroit Lions.

[edit] Cleveland Browns

In 1980, he was hired as the defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. Schottenheimer became Cleveland's head coach midway through the 1984 season, replacing fired head coach Sam Rutigliano. Schottenheimer would remain with the Browns until 1988, amassing 44-27 (.620) regular-season record and a 2-4 (.333) mark in the playoffs, including four playoff appearances, three AFC Central Division titles, and two trips to the AFC Championship Game.

[edit] Kansas City Chiefs

Schottenheimer spent 10 seasons as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs from 1989 to 1998 recording an impressive 101-58-1 regular season record (.634) including three division titles, seven playoff appearances, and a trip to the AFC Championship game in 1993, losing to the Buffalo Bills. After a disappointing 7-9 season in 1998, Schotterheimer resigned as Chiefs head coach on January 11, 1999.

[edit] Washington Redskins

After working as a football analyst for ESPN from 1999 to 2000, Schottenheimer was hired as head coach of the Washington Redskins for the 2001 season. In a controversial move, Daniel Snyder, the owner of the Redskins, fired Schottenheimer on January 13,2002 after just one 8-8 season to make room for former University of Florida head coach Steve Spurrier.

[edit] San Diego Chargers

The San Diego Chargers hired Schottenheimer as their 13th head coach on January 29, 2002. Schottenheimer has posted a 47-33 record (.585) with the Chargers including 2 playoff appearances, his 17th and 18th as a head coach. However, both appearences resulted in dissapointing losses, with the Chargers losing to the underdog New York Jets in overtime in 2005 and the New England Patriots in 2007, bringing his playoff record to 5-13. Schottenheimer was named NFL Coach Of The Year for the 2004-2005 season, and is under contract with the Chargers through the 2007 season.

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