{"id":20850,"date":"2025-02-08T17:32:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T17:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=20850"},"modified":"2025-02-08T17:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T17:32:54","slug":"breaking-former-buffalo-bills-head-coach-has-tragically-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=20850","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Former Buffalo Bills Head Coach Has Tragically Passed Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0player and head coach Dick Jauron has reportedly passed away.<\/p>\n<p>Jauron, who played as a safety, made several stops around the league as an assistant and head coach during his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/former-nfl-player-coach-dick-jauron-dies-at-74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC Sports<\/a>, he died on Saturday morning after a short battle with cancer. Jauron was 74 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The Peoria, Illinois native played for the Detroit Lions from 1973 to 1977 and for the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>\u00a0from 1978 to 1980. He was the head coach of the Chicago Bears from 1999 to 2003, leading the team to a 13-3 record in 2001 to earn himself Coach of the Year honors.<\/p>\n<p>He went 35-45 as Bears HC.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions appointed him as a defensive coordinator after he left Chicago. He would take on the role of interim head coach for five games in 2005. They went 1-4 with him as head coach.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p>The Lions appointed him as a defensive coordinator after he left Chicago. He would take on the role of interim head coach for five games in 2005. They went 1-4 with him as head coach.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Former NFL player, coach Dick Jauron dies at 74. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UzyTlLUOje\">https:\/\/t.co\/UzyTlLUOje<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProFootballTalk\/status\/1888255107734581645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-dick-jauron-made-his-last-stop-in-cleveland\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dick Jauron Made His Last Stop In Cleveland<\/h2>\n<p>The Bills named Dick Jauron head coach in 2006. He went 24-33 in his three-and-a-half seasons in charge of the AFC outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Jauron\u2019s most recent coaching stop was as a defensive coordinator with the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>\u00a0in 2011-12.<\/p>\n<p>The former player and head coach was a fourth-round pick out of Yale in 1973 after a first-team All-American campaign in 1972. He started 80 of his 100 games, making the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/pro-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pro Bowl<\/a>\u00a0in 1974.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts are with his family.<\/p>\n<p>May he rest in peace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Former\u00a0NFL\u00a0player and head coach Dick Jauron has reportedly passed away. 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