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Greg Landry, a former quarterback and assistant coach for the Detroit Lions, died at the age of 77, the team announced Friday night.
The No. 11 pick in the 1968 NFL draft out of Massachusetts, Landry began his NFL career with the Lions and remained with the team for 11 years before joining the then-Baltimore Colts from 1979 to 1981. After spending some time away from the NFL with a stint in the USFL, he returned and started one game in 1984 as an emergency quarterback for the Chicago Bears in a matchup coincidentally against the Lions before retiring from his playing career.