Marv Levy

Forty-seven years of joyous celebrations after victories and crushing disappointments after defeats are encompassed in Marv Levy: Where Else Would You Rather Be?, but it is about more than just touchdowns and interceptions-it's about how a person like Marv Levy, dedicated to his life's work, can begin his career as the obscure assistant coach of a high school junior varsity team and decades later lead a team to the Super Bowl. Readers will learn about the character, persistence, and personalities of those incomparable Buffalo Bills of the 1990s who so resolutely pursued their impossible dream. Sports fans will look forward to each adventure contained in these pages, and will no doubt agree with the sentiment of the author: "Where else would I rather be than right here-right now!”

Levy was born in Chicago and developed a love for sports at a young age. After high school, he served from 1943 to 1946 in the Army Air Corps. At Coe College he was a talented running back and sprinter and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate. He later earned a master's degree at Harvard University in English history. He joined the Buffalo Bills as head coach in 1987. In 2001 he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He currently lives in Chicago with his family.