Longtime NFL coach and former defensive back Dick Jauron has died at the age of 74, the Buffalo Bills, who Jauron coached from 2006-09, announced Saturday. The former Chicago Bear

Dick Jauron’s death was announced by his former coaching team, the Chicago Bears, in a post on Instagram on Saturday, Feb. 8. He died Saturday morning after a short time dealing with cancer, multiple outlets reported.

Former Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills head coach Dick Jauron dies at 74 of cancer. Jauron was AP Coach of the Year in 2001 with the Bears.

Former Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills head coach Dick Jauron died at the age of 74, the Bills announced on Saturday. Jauron served as the Bears' head

Dick Jauron, who coached the Chicago Bears to success at the turn of the century, died at age 74. The Daily Item in Massachusetts reported that Jauron had cancer, and died Saturday morning.

Jauron, who spent eight total seasons as a head coach for the Bills and Bears, passed away after a short bout with cancer, according to a Facebook post from his daughter Kacy, who wrote he was “the very best son, brother, friend, teammate, husband, father, coach, HUMAN that we were all so lucky to love.”

Dick Jauron, a former NFL player and longtime coach who served as the head coach of the Chicago Bears for five seasons, has died at the age of 74, according to the Buffalo Bills.

Former Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills head coach Dick Jauron died Saturday morning after a short battle with cancer. He was 74. The news was first reported by the Daily Item in Swampscott, Mass., where he attended high school.