Dick Jauron, defensive backs coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1986-94, died early Saturday morning, Feb. 8, following a brief battle with cancer, the Daily Item of Lynn, Mass., reported.
Jauron, who grew up in Lynn and attended nearby Swampscott High School, was 74. In the last week or so, he was diagnosed with brain cancer that had spread to other parts of his body, a daughter said.
Jauron was hired by head coach Forrest Gregg and retained by two successors, Lindy Infante and Mike Holmgren, which was a rarity and still is in the NFL, and a testament to his coaching abilities.