Marty Schottenheimer
Marty Schottenheimer
Head Coach

Marty Schottenheimer

"He just had a way of bringing people together." - Bill Cowher
Bill Cowher
Eric Stonestreet
by Bill Cowher Eric Stonestreet

Marty Schottenheimer won 200 games as an NFL head coach, which is seventh most in league history. In the 1990s, no coach won more games than Schottenheimer, who was known for delivering heart-filled locker room speeches in which he would sometimes cry. Born in Pennsylvania on September 23, 1943, the 6-foot-3, 225-pound Schottenheimer was a linebacker for six seasons in the AFL before becoming a coach. He coached the Browns in the 1980s and the Chiefs in the 90s, making the playoffs in 11 of 15 seasons. His overarching football philosophy – running the ball along with tough, power football– was simple but effective and even produced a nickname: Marty-Ball. Still, Schottenheimer had little luck in the playoffs, and never reached a Super Bowl. His NFL career ended in 2006 with a 14-2 record with San Diego, which lost its only playoff game. Over the years, assistants under Schottenheimer included Tony Dungy, Bill Cowher, and Mike McCarthy. In 2011, Schottenheimer, badly missing football at age 68, led the Virginia Destroyers of the UFL to a championship. “I think the worst thing anybody can do is spend time worrying about something that they missed out on,” he once said of the Super Bowl that eluded him. “Disappointed, sure. But I never let it consume me.”

Bill Cowher
Bill
Cowher
Bill Cowher was an NFL linebacker in the early 1980s, but he is best known as the longtime former coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 15 seasons with the team, he won 240 games and led the Steelers to a Super Bowl title in 2005. Since 2007, he has worked as an NFL analyst for CBS.
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reporter
Place of Birth:
Crafton, PA
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Pittsburgh Steelers
Eric Stonestreet
Eric
Stonestreet
Eric Stonestreet is an Emmy Award winning actor and comedian who appears in the sitcom, Modern Family. Growing up in Kansas City, Stonestreet’s own family had Chiefs’ season tickets and he memorized most of the players’ heights and weights. Today, in spite of all the disappointments, he continues to be a rabid fan; he once had the honor of pounding on the Chiefs’ drum at Arrowhead Stadium. Stonestreet refuses to ever attend a Super Bowl until the Chiefs are playing in one.
Profession:
actor
Place of Birth:
Kansas City, KS
Preferred Team:
Kansas City Chiefs