Marty Feldman (American football)

Martin "Marty" Feldman (September 12, 1922 – December 5, 2015) was the second head coach of the American Football League's Oakland Raiders. He became head coach on September 18, 1961, following the dismissal of Eddie Erdelatz. His overall record as head coach was 2-15. He was succeeded by Red Conkright on October 16, 1962.

Born in Los Angeles, California, Feldman played college football at Stanford University, where he played guard.^[1] He also played on the school's rugby team, and was named to the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame for that sport. Feldman served in the United States Marines during World War II and earned three Purple Hearts.^[2] He died in Los Gatos, California on December 5, 2015 at the age of 93.^[3]

References

↑ "Raiders Drop Erdelatz as Coach". New York Times. 1961-09-19. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
↑ "Raiders fire Erdelatz; Feldman named mentor". Oakland Tribune. 1961-09-18. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
↑ MARTIN FELDMAN

External links

ProFootballReference statistics for Marty Feldman

Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders head coaches

Eddie Erdelatz (1960–1961)
Marty Feldman (1961–1962)
Red Conkright # (1962)
Al Davis (1963–1965)
John Rauch (1966–1968)
John Madden (1969–1978)
Tom Flores (1979–1987)
Mike Shanahan (1988–1989)
Art Shell (1989–1994)
Mike White (1995–1996)
Joe Bugel (1997)
Jon Gruden (1998–2001)
Bill Callahan (2002–2003)
Norv Turner (2004–2005)
Art Shell (2006)
Lane Kiffin (2007–2008)
Tom Cable (2008–2010)
Hue Jackson (2011)
Dennis Allen (2012–2014)
Tony Sparano # (2014)
Jack Del Rio (2015– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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