Tom Modrak, a Pittsburgh native and longtime NFL personnel man who began scouting with the Steelers in the 1970s, died Tuesday at his home near St. Augistine, Fla.
Modrak, 74, was executive director of the BLESTO scouting combine at the time of his death from a neurological disease that was discovered in December.
The Steelers hired him as a fulltime scout in 1978 after he scouted for BLESTO. He became general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1998 and was vice president of college scouting for the Buffalo Bills for 10 years until 2011. He became head of BLESTO in 2012.