Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce has died at the age of 87, his daughters said in a statement released through the university on Friday morning.
"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Coach Earle Bruce, early this morning, Friday, April 20," said Bruce's daughters, Lynn, Michele, Aimee and Noel. "He was a great man, a wonderful husband, father and grandfather, and a respected coach to many. Our family will miss him dearly, but we take solace in the belief that he is in a better place and reunited with his beloved wife, Jean.