RIP Marty Schottenheimer

GatorJ · Feb 3, 2021

Sad

Ex-NFL coach Schottenheimer moved to hospice

NVGator · Feb 3, 2021

I posted this in the box earlier today. @jeeping8r replied to it. So sad. I can’t imagine going through this as a family.

GatorBart · Feb 4, 2021

Hurts. Love the guy. Been a Chiefs fan longer than a Gator fan and he did a A LOT for the franchise.
Me being a geologist I have a saying that ‘we all go back to rock eventually’. Marty will be a sturdy one.

78 · Feb 4, 2021

It’s hard to imagine CTE not being somehow connected. He played LB several years in the old AFL.

BMF · Feb 4, 2021

77 is relatively young, but Alzheimer's don't care. He was a solid NFL coach, had a hell of a career.

Gator By Marriage · Feb 4, 2021

Hate to hear it.

TheDouglas78 · Feb 4, 2021

Possibly the greatest head coach never to go to the Super Bowl. He did great things for multiple franchises and cities.

NVGator · Feb 9, 2021

That was fast.

Marty Schottenheimer, who coached 21 NFL seasons and has eighth-most wins all time, dies at 77

MJMGator · Feb 9, 2021

GatorJ · Feb 9, 2021

Sad day

GatorFL · Feb 10, 2021

NVAGATOR86 · Feb 10, 2021

Marty was a Western Pa guy from about 20 miles SW of the Burgh. Played for Pitt. Also coached and mentored another WPa player, and coach, Bill Cowher.
Cowher would routinely credit Schottenheimer for the opportunity he got to be a head coach.
One of my favorite "Martyisms"was when he would fire up his guys for a big game and say " men if this doesn't light your fire , then the pilot light is out". I used this on my kids a few times, but it worked much better coming from Marty.
RIP Coach.

Tunaboat · Feb 10, 2021

I never thought of Marty as old or anywhere near it. Very sad to hear of his battle with the incurable disease and his passing.

Spectator · Feb 14, 2021

Football legend. Only coach ever to get fired after going 14-2.
R.I.P.

Gator By Marriage · Feb 14, 2021

Spectator said:
Football legend. Only coach ever to get fired after going 14-2.
R.I.P.

His last three seasons (with SD) he went 12-4, 9-7, and 14-2 with two division titles and three playoff appearances and never got another HC job. Always wondered about that.
I thought he was treated very unfairly by Dan Snyder. He took over a dysfunctional Redskins team and started out 0-5; they then finished 8-3 over the remainder of the season and barely missed out on the playoffs. After the season was over, Snyder quickly fired him so he could hire SOS.

Zambo · Feb 14, 2021

Gator By Marriage said:
His last three seasons (with SD) he went 12-4, 9-7, and 14-2 with two division titles and three playoff appearances and never got another HC job. Always wondered about that.
I thought he was treated very unfairly by Dan Snyder. He took over a dysfunctional Redskins team and started out 0-5; they then finished 8-3 over the remainder of the season and barely missed out on the playoffs. After the season was over, Snyder quickly fired him so he could hire SOS.

Marty had finally figured it out and was poised for great things in SD. Unfortunately the Chargers had the most moronic owners and manager, not only firing Marty but letting Brees go as well.

Gator By Marriage · Feb 14, 2021

Zambo said:
Marty had finally figured it out and was poised for great things in SD. Unfortunately the Chargers had the most moronic owners and manager, not only firing Marty but letting Brees go as well.

You make a good point: Marty had the misfortune of working for some truly awful owners.

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