Pitt alum and longtime NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer died on Monday at the age of 77 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. The Canonsburg native achieved such success as a coach that his roots in the Pittsburgh area were sometimes obscured by his exploits in the NFL, but he was remembered fondly by those whose lives he touched.
“Marty was a tough, no-nonsense coach,” said former Pitt basketball star Sam Clancy, who played for him as a defensive end in Cleveland. “He brought out the best in me as a player and as a man. I’ll always love and respect the way he treated us, looked out for us, but held us accountable to the team.