Marv Levy
FameRank: 4

"Marvin Daniel Levy" is a former American football/American and Canadian football coach, front office executive, and author. He served as head coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Montreal Alouettes (1973–1977) and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs (1978–1982) and the Buffalo Bills (1986–1997), coaching the Bills to four consecutive American Football Conference championships. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001.

If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous coaches! More Marv Levy on Wikipedia.

It helps to win that championship.

I was 61 years of age and it sounded too old, so I lied and said I was 58. Maybe as I matured, I realized that your age isn't what's important, but your actions.

Just looking at the league right now, I think they might be somewhat improved.

I got some very good advice once. That was: You're not talking to a reporter, you're talking to the public. We didn't hide things. They are a little more guarded now.

I'm an 80-year-old rookie. And looking forward to it with boundless enthusiasm.

I had bigger things to worry about; I had to figure out a way to stop [former Dolphins quarterback Dan] Marino.

Way back when I was hired in 1986, I was 61 years of age. It sounded too old, so I lied and said I was 58. Finally I cleared that up. Maybe as I matured I realized (age) wasn't a factor. It's what you can do that counts.

The age factor means nothing to me. I'm old enough to know my limitations and I'm young enough to exceed them.

It takes more that just a great coach or a great quarterback or a great anything. It takes the whole package. They still are a distance away from that.