Report: Don Coryell has died

[Deus Irae]

SAN DIEGO - Several sources say football legend Don Coryell died at home Thursday afternoon.

Chargers and SDSU Coaching Legend Don Coryell Dead at 85 - San Diego 6

 

[Kontradiction]

Shame. I've seen a few of the Air Coryell era Chargers games. He seemed to be a great offensive mind who never had a defense to compliment his high powered offenses. A true innovator of the game. At least he lived a long life. R.I.P.

 

[convertedpatsfan]

Sad news.

A lot of NFL coaches are copy cats, but he was one of the few who innovated and changed the way the game was played.

 

[stinkypete]

Coryell's offense was 25 years ahead of its time. The man should be in Canton.

 

[PATRIOTSFANINPA]

Wonderful mastermind of an NFL offense,some dare to say the best ever.

R.I.P. to a true genius who made the game of football and its scoring as fun as it gets

 

[Gwedd]

Coryell's offense was 25 years ahead of its time. The man should be in Canton.

Agreed. He wasn't called "Air" Coryell for nothing.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

I LOVED watching his teams "air" it out! Rest in Peace.

 

[FredFromDartmouth]

Did you see the replays in the NFL channel today of an epic playoff game; he game game balls to all the players.

He was one of those guys who had a slightly psycho look to his face during games (like Shanahan) and I expected him to keel over any second.

Dan Fouts was also featured; this guy ticks me off because the key to his success was the incredible iron-clad protection that he got in the pocket but never once have I heard him compliment his line. Not a peep.