Judy Coughlin, the wife of former New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, has died, the family said in a statement on Wednesday. She was 77.
executive revealed in a gut-wrenching essay last year Judy was battling a brain disorder. The two had been married since 1967.
Tom wrote in The New York Times that Judy was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy in 2020. According to the , the illness is an "uncommon brain disorder that causes serious problems with walking, balance and eye movements, and later with swallowing" and can worsen over time. "For the past year, I’ve been torn between protecting my wife’s dignity and privacy and sharing some deeply personal and sad news. It’s only after some reflection that I’ve come to the conclusion that what my family and I are experiencing may be helpful for others to read," he wrote in the paper.
FILE - Head coach Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants answers questions after the New York Giants Rookie Camp on May 11, 2013 at the Timex Performance Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. "As so many of you are gearing up for another NFL season, I will be sitting far from the sidelines, at the bedside and holding the hand of my biggest supporter, my beloved wife, the mother of our children and a grandmother to our grandchildren."
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