Jim Fassel, who coached the Giants from 1997-2003, passed away Monday due to a heart attack. The Las Vegas resident was transported to the hospital while dealing with chest pains and died under sedation. His son, John, confirmed the news to the Los Angeles Times.
Fassel’s head-coaching tenure with Big Blue certainly wasn’t linear — it was an up-and-down period of time that included horrifically low moments but also sensational memories that will forever reside in the heads of Giants fans.
The lowest moment? Potentially the January 2003 Wild Card playoff loss to the 49ers, in which the Giants gave up a 24-point lead and botched a field-goal attempt to win the game at the end of regulation.