Trestman at 2014 Bears training camp
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Date of birth: | January 15, 1956 |
Place of birth: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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High school: | Saint Louis Park (MN) |
College: | Minnesota, Minnesota State–Moorhead |
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Regular season: | CFL: 59–31 (.656) NFL: 13–19 (.406) |
Coaching stats at PFR |
Marc Marlyn Trestman (born January 15, 1956) is an American football coach.
Trestman has also served as the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Chicago Bears of the NFL. He led the Alouettes to two consecutive Grey Cup championships and was named CFL Coach of the Year in 2009. He played college football as a quarterback for three seasons with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, and one season at Minnesota State University Moorhead.
He graduated in 1974 from Saint Louis Park High School in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota. He played college football as quarterback for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team for three seasons, in which he served as a backup quarterback for Tony Dungy. He transferred as a senior to play quarterback at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Trestman received a bachelor's degree in political science from Minnesota in 1979 and a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law. He has been a member of the Florida bar since 1983.
Trestman went to training camp with the Minnesota Vikings in both 1978 and 1979 as a defensive back.