TOM MODRAK, the Eagles' personnel chief when they drafted Donovan McNabb and embarked on the longest period of sustained success in franchise history, died Tuesday at his home in St. Augustine, Fla., at the age of 74.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Modrak died of a rare neurological disease diagnosed late last year. Modrak was a Pittsburgh native whose successful two decades-plus in the Steelers' scouting department led to his hiring by the Eagles in 1998.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Tom Modrak," Eagles chairman Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement released by the team.