Dick Jauron, who coached the Chicago Bears to success at the turn of the century, has died at age 74, per multiple reports. The Daily Item in Massachusetts reported that Jauron — a Swampscott, MA native — had cancer.
Jauron held multiple coaching roles in the NFL, including a stint with the Bears from 1999 to 2003. He won AP Coach of the Year in 2001, after leading the Bears to a 13-3 regular season record and finishing No. 1 in the NFC Central. Chicago went on to lose to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC divisional round of the postseason.