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Legendary NFL Coach Buddy Ryan Passes Away at 82

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Two-time Super Bowl champion coached for 35 years.

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Longtime NFL Coach Buddy Ryan passed away Tuesday at the age of 82. Ryan, a defensive guru, coached for 35 seasons in the league, including two stints as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles. As defensive coordinator for the unstoppable 1985 Chicago Bears, he was largely credited for the game’s best defensive squad ever, which carried the Bears to a Super Bowl win.

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