Former Wyoming, Texas and Purdue head football coach Fred Akers died at the age of 82 on Monday.
Akers' wife, Diane, confirmed the news to Kirk Bohls of Hookem.com. The coach suffered from dementia.
He starred as a halfback, punter and kicker during his playing days at Arkansas and became a high school football coach in Texas at age 24. He coached at Wyoming from 1975 to 1976, Texas from 1977 to 1986 and Purdue from 1987 to 1990 and finished his career with a 108-75-3 record.
Akers was best known for his time with the Longhorns, where he narrowly missed on two national championships and coached Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell.