{"id":3088,"date":"2024-08-07T00:10:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T00:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3088"},"modified":"2024-08-07T00:10:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T00:10:46","slug":"report-former-nfl-coach-has-shockingly-passed-away-at-the-age-of-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3088","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Former NFL Coach Has Shockingly Passed Away At The Age Of 59"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The football world is mourning the loss of a former\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0coach following news of his passing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Steve Kragthorpe, who coached in college and served as an assistant coach for the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/buffalo-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>, died on Sunday at the age of 59.<\/p>\n<p>Kragthorpe\u2019s passing came about as the result of a battle with Parkinson\u2019s disease, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southernminn.com\/around_the_web\/sports\/former-tulsa-louisville-football-coach-steve-kragthorpe-dies-at-59\/article_12a11a87-6bb8-5376-bb0b-487adfb055c6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Southernminn.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former coach had stints in charge of the programs at Tulsa and Louisville.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOur thoughts are with the family and friends of former head coach, Steve Kragthorpe,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Louisville said after his death was announced.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our thoughts are with the family and friends of former head coach, Steve Kragthorpe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ppc3jCAbaj\">pic.twitter.com\/Ppc3jCAbaj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Louisville Football (@LouisvilleFB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LouisvilleFB\/status\/1820626071676469675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-steve-kragthorpe-served-multiple-college-programs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steve Kragthorpe Served Multiple College Programs<\/h2>\n<p>Steve Kragthorpe hailed from Montana but attended high school in Pocatello, Idaho. He played high school football with ESPN\u2019s Merril Hoge, with both of them graduating from Highland High School in 1983.<\/p>\n<p>The Missoula native played at Eastern New Mexico and West Texas before kicking his coaching career off at Northern Arizona as a quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. He moved to North Texas and went to Boston College, where he coached Matt Hasselbeck, who would go on to play in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSad to learn of the passing of my former QB coach at BC, Steve Kragthorpe. Steve was an accomplished football coach, but more important than his football expertise, I greatly appreciate the life lessons he often shared with our QB room. Special guy who made an impact on many, including me. Prayers for his family and friends. Thank you coach!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Hasselbeck shared to X\/Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sad to learn of the passing of my former QB coach at BC, Steve Kragthorpe. Steve was an accomplished football coach, but more important than his football expertise, I greatly appreciate the life lessons he often shared with our QB room. Special guy who made an impact on many,\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Hasselbeck (@Hasselbeck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hasselbeck\/status\/1820657960638362088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kragthorpe began coaching in the NFL in 2001, serving as a quarterback coach for the Bills for two seasons before returning to college to take over as Tulsa\u2019s head coach in 2003. He became the Louisville head coach in 2007 and remained until 2009 before a stint as an assistant at LSU.<\/p>\n<p>TPS offers condolences to Kragthorpe\u2019s family, friends, and loved ones amid their grieving period.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>R.I.P, Steve Kragthorpe \u2013 1965-2024.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The football world is mourning the loss of a former\u00a0NFL\u00a0coach following news of his passing. 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