CLEVELAND, OH - CIRCA 1987: Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer of the Cleveland Browns talks with his quarterback Bernie Kosar #19 during an NFL football game circa 1987 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. Schottenheimer was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 1984-88. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
With the recent news of Marty Schottenheimer’s declining health, we revisit his time as the Cleveland Browns head coach and celebrate what he meant to the organization and to the fans.
Schottenheimer arrived in Cleveland in 1980 to serve as the teams’ defensive coordinator, a role he would thrive in for four and a half seasons.