Jim Fassel, who coached the Giants to their third Super Bowl appearance in 2000 and won NFL Coach of the Year honors in his first season in 1997, died Monday, according to the Los Angeles Times. Fassel was 71.
According to the Times, the news of Fassel’s death was confirmed by his son, John, the Cowboys’ special teams coordinator. Jim Fassel experienced chest pains Monday and was taken to a local hospital in Las Vegas, where he lived, and later suffered a fatal heart attack while under sedation, the Times reported.
Fassel was hired after the Giants parted ways with Dan Reeves, who was ousted after four seasons in 1996.