When Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer‘s father took his final breath on Feb. 8, 2021, one dream likely remained unfulfilled. And that is winning the Super Bowl.
During his 21-year career as an NFL head coach, Marty Schottenheimer accomplished almost everything except lifting the Lombardi Trophy amid a shower of confetti.
Now, his son, the Cowboys’ second-year head coach, is determined to win this season’s Super Bowl and fulfill the biggest dream his father never got to realize.
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s Super Bowl mission is deeply personal
Recently, the Cowboys coach appeared on The Twins Take Podcast, where he expressed deep feelings for his dad and how he wants to fulfill the Super Bowl dream for his dad and also for the Cowboys team and fans.
“It’s always something I’ve always dreamed of, you know,” Cowboys HC said. “I want to win a Super Bowl. I don’t want to win it for myself. I’ve said this from the very beginning: When we get our Super Bowl rings, I’ll be getting an extra one for my dad.”
Brian Schottenheimer added, “I want to win it for the people under my leadership. I want to win it for Dak Prescott. I want to win it for CeeDee Lamb and Quinnen Williams, for your players that put in so much, you know, hard work and the sacrifice that goes into what we do. You know, from us as a coaching staff, it’s the hours; it’s the mental strain of game planning. But for the players, they put their bodies on the line. I make no qualms about that being the goal. The Super Bowl next year is Feb. 14th, 2027. We plan on being there.”
Coach Marty was one of the NFL’s most successful head coaches and the father of Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer. During his 21-season coaching career, he led the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, and San Diego Chargers.
In his lifetime as an NFL head coach, he has finished with a 200-126-1 regular season record, while his teams made the playoffs 13 times and won multiple division titles. Despite his success, Schottenheimer never reached the Super Bowl, making him the winningest head coach in NFL history without a Super Bowl appearance.
But unfortunately, at a later stage of Coach Marty’s life, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2014 and died on Feb. 8, 2021, at age 77.
Brian has often said his father shaped his coaching career and love for the game, and winning a Super Bowl would be a fitting tribute to the legacy Marty left behind.
His latest comments about why he is chasing Super Bowl 61 make it clear that he dreams of lifting the Lombardi Trophy on Feb. 14, 2027, for his father and the Cowboys.
Brian Schottenheimer’s biggest challenge is bringing the Super Bowl back to Dallas after 31 years
The Cowboys’ head coach faces a herculean task. Dallas has not won a Super Bowl in 31 years. The franchise’s fifth and most recent championship came on Jan. 28, 1996.
An even more painful part of the playoffs’ history is that the Cowboys have not reached the NFC Championship Game since that 1995 season.
That long drought is why many Cowboys fans may be reluctant to embrace the optimism coach Brian Schottenheimer is trying to inspire for the 2026 NFL season.
