Former Detroit Lions quarterback Greg Landry, who later returned as an assistant coach, has died at the age of 77, the team announced Friday.
Greg Landry, a longtime NFL quarterback and former Detroit Lions assistant coach, has died at 77, the team announced Friday. No official cause of death was released. 'We join the NFL community in mourning the loss of former Lions quarterback and coach Greg Landry,' the Lions said.
Landry played the majority of his NFL career with the Lions from 1968, when he was drafted with the No. 11 overall pick, until 1978. He was traded to the Colts and played three more years before moving on to the USFL. He returned to the NFL in 1984, where he played one more season with the Chicago Bears before officially retiring.
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