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Former Raiders’ assistant coach Alex Gibbs dies at 80

The NFL lost a great one this morning.

Longtime NFL assistant coach Alex Gibbs died on Monday morning at the age of 80, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Alex Gibbs, one of the greatest assistant coaches in NFL history and a man who almost always got his offensive lines to overachieve, passed away Monday morning in Phoenix, Arizona, following complications from a stroke, per the Broncos. Gibbs was 80 years old. pic.twitter.com/648h0Zq0YS

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 12, 2021

Gibbs was an assistant with the Raiders in 1988 and ‘89 under head coach Mike Shanahan, and they were ultimately fired together.