The NFL world is in mourning on Tuesday as longtime head coach Marty Schottenheimer died at the age of 77.
He won 200 regular-season games in a terrific career that included jobs with the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, the then-San Diego Chargers and Washington. He last coached in 2006.
The tributes continue to pour in from former players, fans and Hall of Famers, and there have been a lot of them who quote some his legendary motivational speeches before, during and after games.
There was a Twitter statement from CBS’s Bill Cowher — the former Pittsburgh Steelers coach who was a defensive coordinator under Schottenheimer — that touched on “There’s a gleam.”
Marty, you always said, "There's a gleam, men!" It's true, and that gleam is, and always was, YOU. Rest in peace Coach, love you. pic.twitter.com/PONiVZxm8f
— Bill Cowher (@CowherCBS) February 9, 2021
He was referring to a speech Schottenheimer gave to the Browns:
"There's a gleam, men."
Marty's inspirational words hit differently today. Rest in Peace Coach Schottenheimer. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/a2cPlpmtFS
— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) February 9, 2021
There are more of these speeches here:
And some other tributes here:
Coach Marty Thank U For All You’ve Done & Ment In Mine & So Many of Our Lives U Will Be Greatly Missed 🏈For The Luv Of The Game 🙏🏼U Matter pic.twitter.com/7eHLbDq0Pp
— Bernie Kosar (@BernieKosarQB) February 9, 2021
#ForTheLoveof Marty. Blessing for the Life you gave me and the lives you caused to be better. https://t.co/SNFfZY7d2s pic.twitter.com/WqJVYp3yYt
— Earnest A. Byner (@EByner) February 9, 2021
RIp Coach Schottenheimer THANK YOU for the lessons you’ve taught me coming in. I can still hear your voice asking me was I ready to be a @chargers before I was drafted. pic.twitter.com/jTrDlWqhhl
— Shawne Merriman (@shawnemerriman) February 9, 2021
Here's my favorite Marty Schottenheimer story … along with a great line from @CoachVass pic.twitter.com/pPXKoKxeNE
— Steven Ruiz (@theStevenRuiz) February 9, 2021
