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Former Giants’ coach Marty Schottenheimer passes away at age 77

Former NFL head coach Marty Schottenheimer passed away on Tuesday at the age of 77 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was placed in hospice care last week with the disease eating away at him after being diagnosed in 2014.

Schottenheimer is mostly known for his success as the head coach of the San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Football Team and Cleveland Browns. But he was also the New York Giants’ linebackers coach and defensive coordinator from 1975-77, which is when his career as an NFL coach started.

Despite Schottenheimer’s struggles when it came to winning in the playoffs, he was a heck of an NFL coach and probably one of the best to never win a Super Bowl.