Monte Kiffin, a legend in the world of Tampa Bay Buccaneers football, has passed away at 84 years old the family announced;
Monte Kiffin, 84, peacefully passed away today in Oxford surrounded by family and friends. As his grandson Knox said, he’s free of pain and smiling down on us from above.
Please keep the Kiffin family in your thoughts and prayers during this time. pic.twitter.com/eM1HT2lGHx— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) July 11, 2024Kiffin, who coached in the NFL for the first time in 1991 then again from 1995 until 2008 then had one more year in 2013, was a mainstay in Tampa for thirteen seasons and was one of the best defensive coordinators in the league over that span.