Marv Levy

Marv Levy
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Levy in 2009
Personal information
Born: (1925-08-03) August 3, 1925 (age 99)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
High school:South Shore (Chicago, Illinois)
College:Wyoming, Coe
Position:Defensive back
Career history
As a coach:
Executive profile at Pro Football Reference
As an administrator:
Career highlights and awards
Head coaching record
Regular season:NFL: 143–112 (.561)
CFL: 43–31–4 (.577)
Postseason:NFL: 11–8 (.579)
CFL: 7–3 (.700)
Career:NFL: 154–120 (.562)
CFL: 50–34–4 (.591)
Record at Pro Football Reference

Marvin Daniel Levy (/ˈlv/; 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. Levy's first head coaching position was with the Montreal Alouettes of Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1973 to 1977, where he won two Grey Cup titles.

After five seasons coaching the Kansas City Chiefs, Levy helped the Bills become one of the most dominant American Football Conference (AFC) teams during the 1990s. His greatest success occurred between 1990 and 1993 when he led Buffalo to a record four consecutive Super Bowls, although each game ended in defeat. Levy concluded his head coaching career with 11 playoff victories and four Super Bowl appearances, both of which are the most of head coaches to not win an NFL championship.[a]

After retiring from coaching in 1997, Levy served as the general manager of the Bills from 2006 to 2007. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2021.

  1. ^ "Marv Levy Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.


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