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Article: Right place, right time; The rise of Rams offensive coordinator Mike Martz coincided with the team's emergence as an offensive powerhouse.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- January 23, 2000
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Until recently, Mike Martz was one of the many faceless assistant coaches in the NFL, a lifer who moved his family all over the country in search of the break that would thrust him into prominence.
Martz coached University of Minnesota running backs in 1982. He made stops at Bullard High in Fresno, Calif., San Diego Mesa Community College, San Jose
State, Santa Ana College, Fresno State, Pacific, Arizona, and then the Rams and Washington in the NFL.
Last winter, after 26 years in coaching, Martz became an NFL coordinator. He returned to the Rams to take over the offense of an underachieving, bickering team and one of the least-successful ...