Don “Wink” Martindale is the Ravens’ new defensive coordinator after spending six years as the team’s linebackers coach.
Here are five things to know about him:
- His nickname comes from a game show host
Just about everybody calls Martindale “Wink.” The nickname comes from his freshman year at Defiance College in Ohio, where he played linebacker. Donald Brown, who ended up being one of his best friends, called him “Wink” on his first day there and it stuck. Wink Martindale was a famous game showhost, including of “Gambit” in the early 70s.