Marty Mornhinweg
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| Marty Mornhinweg | |
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| Date of birth | March 29, 1962 |
| Place of birth |  Edmond, Oklahoma |
| Position(s) | Head Coach Offensive Coordinator QB |
| College | University of Montana |
| Career Record | 5-27-0 |
| Coaching Stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Team(s) as a player | |
| 1987 | Denver Dynamite |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1995-1996 1997-2000 2001-2002 2003-present |
Green Bay Packers (Offensive Assistant) San Francisco 49ers (Offensive Coordinator) Detroit Lions (Head Coach) Philadelphia Eagles (Offensive Coordinator) |
Marty Mornhinweg (born March 29, 1962 in Edmond, Oklahoma) is currently the offensive coordinator with the Philadelphia Eagles, having joined the Eagles in 2003 as the assistant head coach. He was named offensive coordinator on January 6, 2006, after the Eagles previous offensive coordinator Brad Childress was hired as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings.
Previously, he was the head coach of the Detroit Lions where he compiled a 5-27 record during the 2001–2002 seasons.
He was also a backup quarterback for the Denver Dynamite in the Arena Football League in 1987 after spending four years calling signals at the University of Montana. He completed 3 of 4 passes for 30 yards and was sacked twice in a backup role. His team, however, went onto with the inaugural ArenaBowl I with a 45-16 victory over the Pittsburgh Gladiators - a team that featured current University of Arizona Head Coach Mike Stoops.
The most notable moment in Mornhinweg's history was his decision to kick after winning an overtime coin toss. Mornhinweg felt that having the wind in his favor was more important for his Lions to win the game in Chicago, despite having as his kicker Jason Hanson, who hit a then-NCAA record 62-yard field goal in his college days at Washington State University. He elected to kick and on the Bears opening drive, Chicago scored a field goal. Mornhinweg's Lions went on to become 3-13 after that game, and prompted fed-up Lions fans to refer to the coach as "Marty Moron-weg". This decision was the runner up for the Terry Award to Dwayne Rudd's premature helmet toss celebration that cost his Cleveland Browns a victory. During the sudden death overtime fiasco, Mornhinweg also refused a penalty that would have given the Lions the ball after a punt, and the Bears promptly made a first down, and soon the winning field goal kick.
His most recent achievement was masterminding the Eagles offense in the final six games of the 2006 season, and into the NFC Playoffs. After Andy Reid gave Mornhinweg play calling responsibilities following the Eagles' disastrous loss to the Indianapolis Colts, 45-21, the Eagles, employing a more balanced run/pass attack, proceeded to win six straight contests--including an unprecedented three consecutive December divisional road games--all with a back-up QB, Jeff Garcia. It was the only time Andy Reid has yielded play calling responsibilities--a role Mornhinweg will continued into the 2007 season.
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| Preceded by Brad Childress |
Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Coordinators 2006-current |
Succeeded by current coordinator |
| Preceded by Gary Moeller |
Detroit Lions Head Coaches 2001–2002 |
Succeeded by Steve Mariucci |
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