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Longtime Chiefs head coach Marty Schottenheimer dead at 77

Longtime Kansas City Chiefs head coach Marty Schottenheimer died on Monday from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 77.

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, 2021

Schottenheimer came to the Chiefs in 1989 after spending nine years with the Cleveland Browns — the last five as their head coach. During his tenure with Kansas City, he compiled a regular-season record of 101-58-1 (.