Dick Jauron, who led the Bears to a 13-3 report and was named AP Coach of the Yr in 2001, died Saturday at 74.
Jauron’s daughter Kacy, who runs the Jauron Household Basis, wrote on Fb that he died after being identified with most cancers this week. She wrote that he was “the easiest son, brother, buddy, teammate, husband, father, coach, HUMAN that we had been all so fortunate to like.”
Jauron was named the 12th head coach in Bears historical past in 1999 after a clunky search. Dave McGinnis had been introduced because the workforce’s head coach earlier than he’d even agreed to take it. The Bears even modified the answering machine message on the pinnacle coach’s cellphone to say McGinnis was in cost.
After they couldn’t work out a deal, the Bears pivoted to Jauron, who had been the defensive coordinator for the Jaguars. He had one successful season out of 5. Basic supervisor Jerry Angelo, who didn’t rent Jauron, fired him after going 7-9 in 2003 and changed him with Lovie Smith.
Jauron completed his Bears profession with a 35-45 report, however left the workforce with expertise. The Bears’ 2003 draft class included future Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Brian Urlacher, plus cornerback Charles Tillman and seven-time Professional Bowl participant Lance Briggs.
He was employed because the Lions’ defensive coordinator and served as their interim head coach for a part of the 2005 season earlier than the Payments named him their head coach in 2006. He didn’t publish a successful season in three-and-a-half years there, ending with a 24-33 report.
Jauron was born in Peoria however attended Swampscott Excessive College in Massachusetts. He was a first-team All-American operating again at Yale and performed security for eight years with the Lions and Bengals, reaching the Professional Bowl as soon as.
