Tuesday on The John Kentera Show was another heartfelt show. This time remembering the great Marty Schottenheimer who passed away earlier in the morning at the age of 77.
Schottenheimer spent the final stop on his NFL Head Coaching career right here in San Diego and touched many San Diegans lives and brought the San Diego Chargers at that time out of the doldrums of mediocrity.
Tuesday's show was filled with the people that knew Marty the most during his time here in San Diego starting with Jim Steeg. Jim Steeg, who worked with Marty Schottenheimer in the San Diego Chargers organization and knew Marty as a friend as well, joined the John Kentera Show to share some stories about Marty after his passing. Jim has stories about the fallot with AJ Smith and the Chargers organization. Steeg also talks about the time that Schottenheimer hijacked Jim's honeymoon.
In Hour 2 of the John Kentera Show, Coach Kentera was joined by two members of the media that covered Schottenheimer during his time here in San Diego, Jay Paris and Bernie Wilson. Jay Paris, who covers the NFL for Forbes, joined the John Kentera Show to talk about his days covering Marty Schottenheimer. Plus a story about how a poster of Pam Anderson slowed down a press conference with Marty Schottenheimer on NFL Network.
Bernie Wilson from the Associated Press joined the John Kentera Show to talk about his time covering Marty Schottenheimer when he was the Head Coach of the San Diego Chargers. Bernie goes on to explain the infamous story about the Marty-ball pool that he had with Jay Paris during Charger press conferences.
In Hour 3 of the program longtime Director of Public Relations of the San Diego Chargers Bill Johnston and former San Diego Charger Lorenzo Neal joined the show to share their stories about the late great Marty Schottenheimer.
Former San Diego Chargers fullback Lorenzo Neal joined the John Kentera Show and talked about what it was like playing for Marty Schottenheimer. Neal talks about how he was to all his players and how much love Schottenheimer had for his players. Lorenzo also talks about his playing days here in San Diego.