Dick Jauron, former chief coach of two different NFL franchises, died on Saturday. He was 74 years old.
The Chicago Bears confirmed death. Jauron was the boss coach of the 1999 to 2003.
He was previously diagnosed with cancer, the daily article in Massachusetts reported.
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Dick Jauron, chief coach of the Buffalo Bills, observes from the bank against the New England patriots on September 10, 2006 at the Gillette stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
He became the chief coach of the Buffalo Bills in 2006, a role that held until 2009. Next season, Jauron was appointed defensive coach of the Philadelphia Eagles under Andy Reid.
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Jauron was a two sports star in Yale in the early 1970s, and was recruited by the Detroit Lions in the NFL Draft and the San Luis cardinals in the Major League Amateur Draft. Finally he made football his lifelong search, starting with five seasons as defensive in Detroit and three more with the Cincinnati Bengals before his retirement in 1980.
Chief coach Dick Jauron, from the Buffalo Bills, observes during the game against the Miami Dolphins on December 9, 2007 at the Ralph Wilson stadium in Orchard Park, New York. (Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
The very dear Jauron went to training and five years later he was hired by the Bills as a defensive Backs coach. He went to train defensive backs in Green Bay and became friends with Reid, who was an assistant offensive line and closed wings coach.
Jauron only had a winning record in five seasons with the Bears, winning the NFC North in 2001 before losing to the Eagles, then trained by Reid, in the divisional round of the playoffs.
He ended with a 60-82 record and a position in the playoffs in parts of 10 seasons as a chief coach.
October 1, 2006; Orchard Park, NY: the chief coach of the Buffalo Bills, Dick Jauron, during the previous game at the Ralph Wilson stadium in Orchard Park, New York. (Craig Melvin-USA Today Sports)
Jauron’s death occurred only two days after the Bears announced the death of Virginia Halas McCaskey, who inherited his father’s franchise, George Halas, and spent more than four decades as the main owner.
