Marty Hurney

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Marty Hurney
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Hurney in 2022
Washington Commanders
Position:Advisor
Personal information
Born: (1955-12-20) December 20, 1955 (age 68)
Wheaton, Maryland, U.S.
Career information
High school: Our Lady of Good Counsel
(Olney, Maryland)
College: Catholic University
Career history
As an executive:
As an administrator:
Executive profile at PFR

Marty Hurney (born December 20, 1955) is an American football executive who is an advisor for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an administrator for the San Diego Chargers in the 1990s before working as the general manager of the Carolina Panthers throughout much of the 2000s and 2010s. Prior to becoming a football executive, Hurney was a sportswriter for Washington, D.C. based newspapers in the 1980s.

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Early years

Hurney was born on December 20, 1955, [1] and grew up in Wheaton, Maryland. [2] He attended Our Lady of Good Counsel High School before attending Catholic University of America, where he played as an offensive guard for their football team before stopping after his sophomore year to focus on writing about sports for their student newspaper The Tower. [3] [4] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in general studies in 1978. [5]

Executive career

Early career

Hurney worked as a sportswriter for The Washington Star from 1978 until the publication folded in 1981. [6] He then worked as a beat reporter covering the Washington Redskins for The Washington Times before joining the team's public relations department in 1988. [6] [7] [8] In 1990, he followed former Redskin general manager Bobby Beathard to the San Diego Chargers where he worked primarily on administrative duties such as organizing internal departments and negotiating player contracts. [6] [7]

Carolina Panthers

Hurney joined the Carolina Panthers in 1998 as their director of football administration before being named the director of player operations the following season. [7] He was promoted to general manager in 2002, a position he held until being fired midway through the 2012 season. [9] His time with the team oversaw several All-Pro players drafted by him, such as defensive end Julius Peppers, quarterback Cam Newton, and linebackers Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis Sr.

In July 2017, after general manager and successor Dave Gettleman was fired by the Panthers, Hurney was re-hired to serve as the team's interim general manager. [10] In February 2018, he was placed on paid administrative leave as the NFL began an investigation into whether he had violated the league's personal conduct policy. He was reinstated by the Panthers later that month after no evidence was found and was subsequently named the fulltime general manager. [11] [12] [13] He was fired again by the team in December 2020 over differences with newly appointed owner David Tepper and head coach Matt Rhule. [1]

Washington Football Team / Commanders

On January 22, 2021, Hurney was hired as the executive vice president of football for player personnel for the Washington Commanders. [7] He transitioned into an advisory role with the team following a front office restructuring in 2024. [14]

Radio

Hurney owns WZGV, an ESPN Radio affiliate based in Charlotte. He bought the station following his first dismissal from the Panthers in 2012. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 Newton, David (December 21, 2020). "Carolina Panthers fire general manager Marty Hurney". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020. Listen, Marty is a little more traditional, and I'm a little more data-driven and analytical", Tepper said repeatedly of Hurney, who was fired the day after he turned 65. "Matching those things would be pretty good.
  2. ↑ Carolina Panthers Marty Hurney Jerry Richardson fired nfl - WTOC-TV: Savannah, Beaufort, SC, News, Weather & Sports Archived November 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Russell, Chris. "Hurney Homecoming? Did Panthers Just Fire WFT's Next GM?". SI.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  4. ↑ Fortier, Sam. "The partnership between Marty Hurney and Ron Rivera has been 10 years in the making". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
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