Marc pictured above with a young Jake Plummer in Arizona. Plummer passed for nearly 4,000 yards and helped the Cardinals to the playoffs under the guidance of Marc. return home

On Dec. 18, 2007 Marc Trestman became the new head coach of the Montreal Alouettes.

Trestman began his coaching career in 1981 for the University of Miami while attending law school. In ‘83, after passing the Florida Bar exam, he was named the Hurricanes quarterbacks coach. Miami won the National Championship that year defeating the University of Nebraska 31-30 in the Orange Bowl, which went down as one of college football’s greatest games. Redshirt freshman quarterback Bernie Kosar threw for 2,329 yards that season and was the Orange Bowl MVP. A year later Kosar set school records for pass completions with 262, passing yards with 3,643, and 25 touchdowns.

In 1985, Bud Grant came out of retirement and hired Marc to his first appointment in the National Football League with the Minnesota Vikings. Four years later Marc was named the offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns, reuniting him with Kosar. Under the tutelage of Trestman, Kosar led the Browns to the AFC central championship and to the AFC title game. Kosar passed for 3,533 yards and 18 TDs in ‘89, and wide receiver Webster Slaughter set a franchise record with 1,236 receiving yards.

In January of 1995, after leaving the game for 3 years, Marc was hired by Super Bowl winning coach George Seifert to become the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach of the San Francisco 49’ers. Seifert asked Marc to forget all he knew about the game and learn the “west coast offense”, and to teach it as Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan, Bill Walsh had done before him.

In Trestman’s first season with the then defending Super Bowl champions, the 49ers were ranked 1st in the NFL with 457 points scored, 644 pass attempts, and 4,779 passing yards. They also ranked second with 391.1 total yards per game. Legendary wide receiver Jerry Rice set an NFL record that still stands with 1,848 yards receiving on 122 catches, scoring 15 touchdowns along the way. Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young made the Pro Bowl after throwing for 3,200 yards and 20 touchdowns.

At the end of the ‘96 season, the 49er offense finished #2 in passing and #6 overall. The 49ers won 12 regular season games, Young again had a Pro Bowl season leading the league in passing efficiency, and Rice had 108 catches en route to yet another trip to Hawaii.

Bobby Ross hired Marc to be the Detroit Lions quarterbacks coach in 1997. With Scott Mitchell at quarterback, the Lions passed for 3,484 yards that season, second most in team history. Tailback Barry Sanders rushed for 2,053 yards, third most ever in NFL history.

In 1998 Marc left the Lions for the Arizona Cardinals to become their offensive coordinator. The Cardinals, who averaged five wins a year the previous decade, won nine games and scored 325 points in 1998. Quarterback Jake Plummer passed for 3,737 yards and the Cardinals made the playoffs for the first time since 1982, winning their first postseason game in 51 years.

In 2001, Jon Gruden brought Trestman to the bay area, becoming the Oakland Raiders senior offensive assistant. Gruden left for Tampa Bay in 2002, and new Raiders head man Bill Callahan retained Marc, promoting him to offensive coordinator. The 2002 Raiders led the NFL in total offense with 389.8 yards per game and passing yards with 279.7. Rich Gannon completed 418 out of 618 pass attempts (67.6 percent). Gannon had 10 games of 300 or more passing yards, and at one point completed 21 consecutive passes in a game. The Raiders became the first team in league history to win a game by throwing more than 60 passes (65 versus Pittsburgh) and running 60 times (60 carries versus Kansas City). That year, the Raiders had three players with more than 90 catches -- Rice (106), Charlie Garner (108) and Tim Brown (94).

With the Raiders 1st Super Bowl appearance in 20 years, Marc had then coordinated 4 different NFL teams to the playoffs in his first season with each club. The Raiders led the league with 450 points that season, and outscored their opponents by 144 points.

Marc left the NFL in 2004 to move his family to Raleigh, and become the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Carolina State University. Back in college football for the first time since 1984, Marc contributed to Wolfpack squad that won 5 of their last 6 games. They secured a bowl bid where NC State defeated the University of South Florida in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

At the conclusion of the 2006 season, Chuck Amato and his staff were let go at North Carolina State. Marc decided to remain in Raleigh for the year, where he has made numerous appearances on the NFL Network, Sirius NFL Radio, and many other media outlets across the country. He also has spent time teaching at football clinics, working out quarterbacks, speaking to businesses, and spending quality time with family.