Bill Arnsparger, the former Giants head coach who was the genius behind the No-Name defense that helped the 1972 Miami Dolphins complete an undefeated season, died Friday. He was 88. He reportedly died at his home in Athens, Ala.
Arnsparger became Giants coach for the 1974 season after he won a second consecutive Super Bowl title with the Dolphins. He did not find the kind of success with the Giants that he was used to, going 7-28 in his two-plus seasons. Arnsparger was fired in the middle of the 1976 season after a 0-7 start.
“It was a great opportunity,” Arnsparger said of the Giants gig in 1995 ahead of an appearance in Super Bowl XXIX as the Chargers’ defensive coordinator.