Longtime NFL player and coach Dick Jauron has died at the age of 74. Jauron was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills from the start of 2006 through the midpoint of 2009. According to The Daily Item in Massachusetts,

Beloved former Buffalo Bills head coach Dick Jauron has passed away at age 74 after a battle with cancer. We’re saddened to learn about the passing of former Head Coach Dick Jauron. ❤️💙 We are thinking of his friends, family, and loved ones during this difficult time: https://t.co/EkWBaJJ9yE pic.twitter.com/JIg6Y1qTDA

Dick Jauron, who served as head coach of both the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills, died Saturday at the age of 74.

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.”