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Greg Landry, former Lions QB and assistant coach, dies at 77

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DETROIT -- Greg Landry, the former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, has died. He was 77.

The Lions announced Landry's death on social media Friday. No cause of death was given.

"We join the NFL community in mourning the loss of former Lions quarterback and coach Greg Landry," the team said in its posting.

Landry played in the NFL from 1968 to 1981 with the Lions and then-Baltimore Colts. After two seasons in the USFL, he returned to the NFL and played one game with the Chicago Bears.

He threw for 16,052 yards in his NFL career with 98 touchdowns and 103 interceptions.