Former Bengals Safety and HC for the Chicago Bears, Dick Jauron, passes away at 74 after battling with cancer
The head coach who led the Chicago Bears to a historic 13 wins and only 3 losses – was even named Coach of the Year in 2001 – Dick Jauron died Saturday morning at the age of 74.
It was Dick Jauron’s daughter, Kacy, who shared the news on her Facebook. She mentioned, “We are incredibly devastated to share the news that my dad has passed away. The past week has been one awful nightmare after another.
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The pain that I and everyone else who loved him is feeling right now is completely immeasurable. The very best son, brother, friend, teammate, husband, father, coach, HUMAN that we were all so lucky to love.”. Dick Jauron is survived by two daughters, Kacy and Amy.
A well-known and abundantly-loved head coach for the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, and Detroit Lions, Dick Jauron, dies at 74
Dick Jauron, AKA Richard Manual Jauron, had an extensive coaching career. But before becoming a coach, he played for the Detroit Lions from 1973 to 1977 and the Cincinnati Bengals from 1978 to 1980 as a safety.
The Yale University alumnus was drafted by the NFL in 1973 in the fourth round with an overall pick no. 91. Dick Jauron entered the coaching realm in the year 1985. Jauron began as a defensive backs coach for the Buffalo Bills in 1985 and later went on to become a DB coach for the Green Bay Packers between 1986 and 1994.
Dick Jauron, the former head coach of the Cleveland Browns and former DB coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, breathed his last at 74
Dick Jauron, the 1-time Pro Bowler, got promoted to the Defensive Coordinator post at Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars had the 3-time First-team All-Ivy League (at Yale University) for three years – 1995 to 1998. It was in 1999 when Dick Jauron got promoted to the head coach’s role at the Chicago Bears. He stayed with the Bears till 2003. In the 2003 NFL season, the Bears finished with only 4 wins and 12 losses under his coaching. It resulted in parting ways with the Bears.
Dick Jauron, who passed away Saturday morning, was also the interim head coach for the Detroit Lions in the year 2005
Steve Mariucci, the head coach for the Detroit Lions, was fired in the mid-season of the NFL. As a result, Dick Jauron became the interim head coach for the Detroit Lions in the year 2005. Dick re-entered the Buffalo Bills as the head coach between 2006 and 2009.
The Philadelphia Eagles had Dick Jauron as their defensive backs coach in 2010. The Cleveland Browns were the last ones to have the AP Coach of the Year, Dick Jauron. He was with the Browns from 2011 to 2012.
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