Marty Hurney

Marty Hurney (born December 20, 1955) is an American football executive who is the executive vice president of football of player personnel for the Washington Football Team 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 several Washington, D.C. based newspapers in the 1980s.

Marty Hurney
Washington Football Team
Position:Executive vice president of football/player personnel
Personal information
Born: (1955-12-20) December 20, 1955
Wheaton, Maryland
Career information
High school:Our Lady of Good Counsel
(Olney, Maryland)
College:Catholic University
Career history
As executive:
As administrator:
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Hurney was born on December 20, 1955,[1] and grew up in Wheaton, Maryland.[2] He attended Good Counsel High School before attending Catholic University of America, where he played for their football team and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in general studies in 1978.[3]

Executive career

Early career

Hurney worked as a sportswriter for The Washington Star from 1978 until the publication folded in 1981.[4] He then worked as a beat reporter covering the Washington Redskins for The Washington Times before joining the team in 1988 as their director of public relations.[4][5][6] 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 handling player contracts and negotiations.[5][4]

Carolina Panthers

Hurney joined the Carolina Panthers as the team's director of football administration in 1998 before being named director of player operations the following season.[5] He was promoted to general manager in 2002, a position he held until being fired mid-way through the 2012 season.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9][10][11] He was fired by the team again in December 2020 over philosophical differences with team owner David Tepper and coach Matt Rhule.[1]

Washington Football Team

On January 22, 2021, Hurney was hired by the Washington Football Team as their executive vice president of football of player personnel.[5]

Radio

Hurney owns WZGV, an ESPN Radio affiliate based in Charlotte. He bought the station following his first dismissal from the Panthers.[12] In February 2016, a car crashed into the building during a live broadcast that featured Hurney.[13]

References
  1. Newton, David (December 21, 2020). "Carolina Panthers fire general manager Marty Hurney". ESPN. 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 Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  3. "Hurney Named Executive VP for Washington Football Team". cua.prestosports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  4. "Carolina Panthers: Marty Hurney". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  5. Jhabvala, Nicki. "Washington overhauls front office, naming Martin Mayhew as GM, Marty Hurney as executive VP". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. Strickland, Bryan. "Carolina Panthers: Marty Hurney". Carolina Panthers. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  7. "Panthers GM Hurney fired after team's 1-5 start". Yahoo!. Yahoo! Sports. September 30, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  8. Reyes, Lorenzo (July 19, 2017). "Carolina Panthers re-hire Marty Hurney as interim GM to replace fired Dave Gettleman". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  9. "Marty Hurney reinstated". Panthers.com. February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  10. "Carolina Panthers name Marty Hurney as general manager". WSOCTV.com. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  11. Patra, Kevin. "Marty Hurney named Panthers general manager". nfl.com. NFL. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  12. "Hurney back with Panthers for second GM stint". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  13. Hailey, Peter. "A car once crashed into new WFT EVP Hurney's radio show". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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