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Former NFL head coach Dennis Green dead at 67

Posted at 11:46 AM, Jul 22, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-22 11:52:00-04

Dennis Green, who coached the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals, died Friday, according to NFL.com. Green was 67 years old.

A family friend told ESPN that Green suffered a cardiac arrest.

“All of us at the Cardinals are incredibly saddened by the news of Dennis Green’s passing,” Cardinals president Michael Bidwell told NFL.com. “Coach Green will rightly be remembered as a true innovator, leader and pioneer among football coaches. We express our deepest sympathy to his family and his many friends.”

Green served as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings form 1992 to 2001. He later was the head coach of the Cardinals from 2004 to 2006.