Longtime NFL and college football coach Larry Coyer died Friday at 79 from a 'sudden illness,' his family announced. He served as Denver Broncos defensive coordinator seven years.
defensive coordinator Larry Coyer, who helped lead the team to the 2006 AFC championship, died from"a sudden illness," his family confirmed in a statement Friday.Broncos defensive coordinator Larry Coyer paces the field as players stretch out.
"It is with a heavy heart that we announce Larry has passed away today after a sudden illness," the Coyer family wrote, via the Broncos' website.The Broncos also released a statement on social media. "We’re deeply saddened by the passing of former Broncos DC Larry Coyer. A widely respected coach with a distinguished & remarkable 50+year career, Larry was a key part of four Broncos playoff teams & their ‘05 AFC Championship Game berth."Our hearts go out to the Coyer family."Coyer spent seven seasons with the Broncos, first joining the organization as a linebackers coach in 2000.
The Broncos made four playoff appearances during Coyer’s tenure that included an AFC championship game, which ended in a loss to the Defensive coordinator Larry Coyer of the Denver Broncos leads the defense in a practice during minicamp July 7, 2006, at the Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Center in the Dove Valley Business Park of Englewood, Colo.
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