Marvin Lewis is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on September 23, 1958 in McDonald, Pennsylvania, United States. NFL coach recognized as AP NFL Coach of the Year in 2009 as he coached his team, the Cincinnati Bengals.
Carson Palmer was his quarterback until he decided he didn’t want to play in Cincinnati anymore. was his quarterback until he decided that he decided he didn’t want to play for Cincinnati for any longer.
A contending team in the mid-late 1970s through the 1980s, the Bengals had fallen on hard times in the 1990s and had had several head coaches. After consecutive 8-8 seasons, Lewis shaped the Bengals into contenders with a nucleus of young players such as quarterback Carson Palmer, running back Rudi Johnson, and receivers Chad Johnson and T. J. Houshmandzadeh, defensive backs Tory James and Deltha O’Neal. In 2005, the Bengals recorded an 11-5 record and made the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, as well as their first winning season and AFC North title since that time. However, the Bengals lost in the first round to the eventual Super Bowl XL champion Pittsburgh Steelers with Steelers’ Kimo von Oelhoffen diving into Palmer’s knee during the first play, forcing Palmer out of the game and requiring reconstructive surgery during the off season.
Lewis began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Idaho State before becoming the team’s linebackers coach for four seasons (1981–1984). Idaho State won the NCAA Division I-AA Championship during his first year with the team.
He was the son of Marvin Lewis, Sr. was a steelworker, and the mother Vanetta was nursing. He was married to Peggy Lewis and he has one son who is named Marcus.
