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36 Facts About Marc Trestman

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Marc Marlyn Trestman was born on January 15,1956 and is an American professional football coach.

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Marc Trestman led the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League to back-to-back Grey Cup victories in 2009 and 2010, and another as head coach of the Toronto Argonauts in 2017.

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Marc Trestman was named CFL Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2017.

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Marc Trestman has coached in the National Football League.

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Marc Marlyn Trestman was born on January 15,1956, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Marc Trestman played college football as quarterback for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team for three seasons, in which he served as a backup quarterback for Tony Dungy.

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Marc Trestman transferred as a senior to play quarterback at Minnesota State University Moorhead.

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Marc Trestman was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1983.

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Marc Trestman went to training camp with the Minnesota Vikings 1979 and 1980 as a defensive back.

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Marc Trestman entered football coaching at the University of Miami in 1981 as a volunteer coach.

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In 2005, Marc Trestman returned to college football coaching as the NC State Wolfpack offensive coordinator, guiding the team to a win in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

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Marc Trestman moved to the National Football League and coached running backs with the Minnesota Vikings in 1985 and 1986.

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Marc Trestman served as quarterbacks coach first with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1987 and then the Cleveland Browns in 1988.

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Marc Trestman was dismissed after the Browns' third loss in the AFC Championship game in four years, primarily due to his strained relationship with Carson.

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In 1990, Marc Trestman returned to Minnesota as quarterbacks coach for the Vikings.

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Marc Trestman spent two years there and then left coaching for three years, and worked in the municipal bond market during that timespan.

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Marc Trestman returned to the NFL in 1995 as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator with San Francisco, where he served in that capacity through 1996.

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Marc Trestman joined the Detroit Lions as quarterbacks coach in 1997.

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Marc Trestman next went to the Oakland Raiders in 2001 as the quarterbacks coach.

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Marc Trestman spent the 2004 season with the Miami Dolphins before returning to the college ranks.

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In 2007, Marc Trestman spent time with the New Orleans Saints as a consultant for Sean Payton.

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On December 18,2007, Marc Trestman was named head coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

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In 2009, Marc Trestman led the Alouettes to win the 2009 Grey Cup over the Saskatchewan Roughriders, winning with a field goal with no time left on the clock.

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Marc Trestman then led the Alouettes to another Grey Cup win in 2010.

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Marc Trestman is the only coach in Alouettes history to win back-to-back Grey Cups.

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In 2012, Marc Trestman was interviewed by the Indianapolis Colts for their vacant position of head coach.

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In early 2013, Marc Trestman was interviewed by the Chicago Bears and the Cleveland Browns for their respective vacant head coaching positions.

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Unfortunately, Marc Trestman did not lead the Bears to the playoffs as a late-season loss skid ended any playoff hopes.

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Marc Trestman was appointed as the offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens on January 20,2015.

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Marc Trestman was named the head coach of the Toronto Argonauts on February 28,2017.

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The 2018 season for the Argonauts under Marc Trestman was filled with poor play and injuries resulting in the team missing the post-season following the Grey Cup Championship the year before.

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The 2018 CFL season marked the first time during Marc Trestman's CFL coaching career that a team he represented did not reach the playoffs.

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On March 2,2019, Trestman was hired to be the head coach and general manager of the then-unnamed Tampa Bay XFL team soon to be named the Tampa Bay Vipers.

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On February 14,2024, Marc Trestman was hired by Jim Harbaugh to join the Los Angeles Chargers as a senior offensive assistant.

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Marc Trestman is a "Football Player Development" instructor for the online sports-career training school Sports Management Worldwide.

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Marc Trestman is a frequent contributor to The 33rd Team, a "football Think Tank" with contributors including Bill Parcells, Bill Cowher, Eddie George, Ronde Barber, and Bill Polian, among others.