Marty Schottenheimer, who twice led the Cleveland Browns to the brink of the Super Bowl as a head coach, passed away on Monday at the age of 77.
The cause was from complications associated with Alzheimer’s disease, which Schottenheimer had been battling since 2014, according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.
Legendary NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer, (77), peacefully passed away with family at his
side on Monday, February 8, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Schottenheimer had been
battling Alzheimer’s since 2014.— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) February 9, 2021Schottenheimer was named interim head coach of the Browns midway through the 1984 season, and became the team’s full-time head coach in 1985.