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Marvin Daniel Levy (/ ˈ l iː v iː /; born August 3, 1925) [1] is an American former football coach and executive who was a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for seventeen seasons. He spent most of his head coaching career with the Buffalo Bills , leading them from 1986 to 1997.
The average salary for a player in 1978 was under $62,600, up 13.2 percent over the previous year. ... Kansas City Chiefs: Marv Levy was hired as head coach.
Just over a year later, Bullough was himself fired and replaced by Marv Levy, who had previously served as coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. [6] Levy would then serve as Bills head coach for the next 12 seasons. In 2016, Anthony Lynn replaced Rex Ryan for the final game of the season.
Another coach—Marv Levy—was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001. [7] The all-time winningest coach in terms of total wins is Jimmye Laycock. [3] Over a 39-year tenure (1980–2018) he amassed 249 wins, which is over five times more than the next closest head coach, Rube McCray, who had 45. [3]
Marv Levy was named as Donahue's replacement in January 2006, with hopes that he would improve a franchise that failed to make the playoffs during Donahoe's tenure. Meanwhile, Russ Brandon was named to a high-level executive position as director of non-football operations alongside Levy. Dick Jauron was hired as head coach.
Loyola players were paid a visit by NFL legend Marv Levy prior to the beginning the 2016 8A IHSA playoffs (#1 seed). At the end of October, Holecek's Ramblers ranked #5 nationally (USA Today Super 25 Computer Rankings) and had a 26-game win streak, plus had a 24-game home field winning streak that dates back to 2012.
In two seasons as head coach after being promoted from assistant coach, Marv Levy guided the Lobos to a 14–6 record and earned Skyline Conference Coach of the Year honors both years. [21] One of Levy's landmark wins at New Mexico was a 28–27 upset win over a powerful Air Force team in 1959. [21]
Six days after the Marlins won the World Series, Brandon joined the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League on November 1, 1997. [6] [7] Brandon was first named to a high-level executive position within the franchise in 2006, being named director of non-football operations alongside general manager Marv Levy.