Sam Wyche, the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals from 1984-1991, has passed away. He was 74 years old.
A former NFL quarterback, who was one of the players on the Bengals’ first team in 1968, Wyche began his head coaching career with his former team in 1984. He had spent four years coaching quarterbacks for the San Francisco 49ers and was the head coach of Indiana University before spending eight seasons with the Bengals.
Wyche won 64 of his 130 career games in Cincinnati, including an AFC Championship and a Super Bowl appearance in 1988 when the Bengals won a franchise-best 12 games.