Former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Sam Wyche died Thursday at the age of 74.
Bengals president Mike Brown issued the following statement:
“Sam was a wonderful guy. We got to know him as both a player and a coach,” said Bengals president Mike Brown in a statement. “As our coach, he had great success and took us to the Super Bowl. He was friends with everyone here, both during his tenure as head coach and afterwards. We not only liked him, we admired him as a man. He had a great generosity of spirit and lived his life trying to help others. We express our condolences to Jane and his children Zak and Kerry.”
Wyche played for the Bengals under Paul Brown before assuming the role of head coach in 1984. He helped pioneer the no-huddle offense dominant in today’s NFL and took the franchise to a Super Bowl.
His impact on the game is widespread and was emphasized in the outpouring of thoughts after the news of his passing broke:
