▁line back er ▁for ▁the ▁T rot wood - Mad ison ▁R ams ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁All - State ▁selection ▁his ▁senior ▁year . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁ ▁College ▁Right ▁after ▁college , ▁Mart ind ale ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁with ▁this ▁family ' s ▁tr uck ing ▁company , ▁ha uling ▁bra ke ▁parts ▁every ▁day ▁from ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio , ▁to ▁Detroit . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁gru eling ▁ 6 ▁hour ▁drive ▁round - tri p ▁and ▁he ▁h ated ▁it . ▁He ▁stopped ▁after ▁a ▁year ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁purs ue ▁his ▁real ▁passion ; ▁co aching . ▁▁ ▁Mart ind ale ' s ▁started ▁his ▁co aching ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁he ▁had ▁played ▁for ▁in ▁college , ▁the ▁Def iance ▁College ▁Y ellow ▁Jack ets ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Mart ind ale ▁also ▁co ached ▁for ▁three ▁seasons ▁at ▁Western ▁Kentucky ▁University ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁Jack ▁Har b augh , ▁father ▁of ▁Rav ens ▁head ▁coach ▁John ▁Har b augh ▁and ▁Michigan ▁ ▁head ▁coach ▁Jim ▁Har b augh . ▁He ▁also ▁co ached ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C inc inn ati , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁was ▁a ▁def ensive ▁assistant ▁at ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁for ▁teams ▁that ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁F i esta ▁Bowl ▁and ▁Orange ▁Bowl . ▁ ▁Oak land ▁Ra iders ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0