Marty Schottenheimer Reveals He Has Alzheimer’s Disease

October 28, 2016   ·   Mike Chiari   ·   Jump to comments

Former NFL linebacker and head coach Marty Schottenheimer was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease approximately five years ago, it was revealed Friday. 
According to ESPN Cleveland's Tony Grossi, the 73-year-old will attend a 1986 Cleveland Browns reunion in Northeast Ohio on Friday despite his condition.
Per Grossi, Schottenheimer's wife, Pat, provided a positive report regarding how he is handling the situation:
He's in the best of health, [but] sometimes he just doesn't remember everything. He functions extremely well, plays golf several times a week. He's got that memory lag where he'll ask you the same question three or four times. He remembers people and faces, and he pulls out strange things that I've never heard, but he's doing well. It's going be a long road. We both know that.
Schottenheimer played six professional seasons with the Buffalo Bills and the Boston Patriots, but he is best known for his 21 seasons as an NFL head coach with ...

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