(Undated) — College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL coach and player Dick Jauron has died. Jauron gained nearly three-thousand yards rushing in three seasons at Yale, but was converted to defensive back after the Detroit Lions picked him in the fourth round of 1973 NFL Draft. Jauron was the top punt returner in the league in his second season and was selected to the Pro Bowl. After a combined eight seasons in the league with the Lions and Cincinnati Bengals, Jauron began a 28-year coaching career in 1985.
He had head coaching stints with the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills, and his greatest success came in 2001 when he led the Bears to a 13-and-three record and NFC Central Division title. Jauron has a connection with both Super Bowl 59 teams, having served as the Philadelphia Eagles’ senior assistant and defensive backs coach in 2010 under current Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. Jauron’s daughter posted on Facebook that he died shortly after being diagnosed with brain cancer. He was 74.
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