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DoB
Marv Levy was born in Chicago, IL with his dad as a WWI veteran. -
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Marv Levy's Lifetime
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Planning
He was a graduate of Coe College and got a master's degree where he got the course of English History from Harvard University. Marv Levy likes to read, listen to music, and travel. -
Interpersonal
Marv Levy was an exceptional and genuine coach that remained focused throughout his coaching career. -
Figurehead
Marv Levy was inducted in 2001 because he was a coach that didn't have a SuperBowl victory. Yet he got into the SuperBowl for supposedly being a figurehead for Al Davis. -
Leading
Marv Levy had a natural ability for coaching the Bills and had leadership that led the team to four consecutive appearances in the SuperBowl. Also, he will be remembered for his many quotes. -
Organizing
Levy was known for using historian examples and feats to inspire his team to do better. Marv also corrected the team's positions and plans. -
Entrepreneur
Marv Levy was NOT an entrepreneur. He never owned a company and made from from it. Though his father firstly wanted him to be a lawyer, Levy chose to be a football coach and his father agreed to him and supported him. -
Leading
With four straight show-ups to the SuperBowl, Marv Levy used his own Harvard education on the team to motivate the players and shape their careers to be successful. -
Spokesperson
Levy is a prostate cancer survivor. He spoke out to the people as a national spokesperson about the disease. -
Planning
Marv Levy's quotes have become famous over the years he first said them. His most famous quote came from his first SuperBowl game, "Where else would you rather be than right here, right now?" -
Staffing
Marv Levy joined the coaching staff in the University of New Mexico and was later on named the head coach in 1958. -
Conceptional
The Buffalo Bills were deafeated in the AFC Championship game by the "no-huddle" Bengals. Marv Levy decided to adopt this play-style and approach. With the help of offensive coordinator, Ted Marchibroda, Marv's team were the first-ever team to fully adopt the "no-huddle" position. Because of this offensive play, the Bills were the only team in NFL history to show up in the SuperBowl four times consecutively (from 1991-1994). -
Technical
Marv Levy (Marvin Daniel Levy)'s overall record of coaching professional teams was 154-120-0. -
First Retirement
Marv Levy became an analyst for NFL.com -
Second Retirement
In the Bills' last game of 2007 season, his two year contract as coach had expired. He went back to Chicago, but this time, with his family. -
Human Relations
Marv Levy made a book about coaching in the NFL. He also has a family and gave the Buffalo Bills four consecutive appearances in the SuperBowl. -
Negotiator
Marv Levy was really good in topics of football.
