Andy Reid makes a case for a Kansas City Chiefs legend to be inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
From one great Chiefs coach to another.
Andy Reid has established himself as the greatest coach in Kansas City Chiefs history.
He has compiled a 147-56 regular season record in 13 seasons with the franchise. During the postseason, Reid has gone 18-8 in Kansas City, which includes seven consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances, as well as five trips to the Super Bowl, winning three of them.
Reid will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer one day. The Pro Football Hall of Fame committee is currently going through the process of selecting who will be inducted into the class of 2026. While speaking to the media on Thursday, Reid made a case for another Chiefs coaching legend.
Andy Reid believes Marty Schottenheimer should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
“As far as Marty Schottenheimer goes, I have the utmost respect for Marty,” Reid said. “I think he’s well deserving to be in the Hall of Fame, too. He would go down, not only as a great player, but also as a great coach. He had a lot of success in his career in a couple different spots, and he was a phenomenal guy on top of that.”
Schottenheimer is one of 12 coaches who have been nominated for the Hall of Fame class of 2026. All nominees must received at least 80 percent of votes from the committee to be inducted. Among them is Bill Belichick, who should be a shoo-in.
Schottenheimer compiled a regular season record of 200-126-1 with four different teams (Chiefs, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers) throughout his 21-year career as an NFL head coach. The bulk of his success came during his tenure in Kansas City, where he went 101-58-1.
Lack of postseason success has held Schottenheimer back from making the Hall of Fame. He went just 5-13 in the playoffs, and never made it to the Super Bowl. His coaching philosophy was nicknamed “Marty-Ball,” which was a power rushing attack and a conservative passing game on offense, combined with a very aggressive defense. Schottenheimer resigned from the Chiefs after the 1998 season.
He retired for good following the 2006 season after a five-year stint with the Chargers, though he did go on to have a one-year run in the UFL as the Virginia Destroyers coach/general manager. Schottenheimer passed away on February 8, 2021 at the age of 77. In an intriguing coincidence, Chiefs all-time great linebacker Derrick Thomas also died on February 8, but in 2000. Schottenheimer coached Thomas throughout his entire tenure in Kansas City, and the two were very close.
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