Monte Kiffin, college and NFL coaching legend, dead at 84
NY Post
Longtime football coach and innovative defensive mind Monte Kiffin died on Thursday, the University of Mississippi announced.
He was 84.
Kiffin, the father of Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, died peacefully in Oxford surrounded by family, per a statement from the school.
“As his grandson Knox said, he’s free of pain and smiling down on us from above,” a post from the Ole Miss football team read. “Please keep the Kiffin family in your thoughts and prayers during this time.”
On Thursday morning, Lane posted two photos of himself during his childhood with his father with the caption: “My hero” with two heart emojis.
The elder Kiffin, who had a brief professional career as a player, coached in both the college and NFL ranks for over five decades, most notably as a defensive coordinator for 13 seasons with the Buccaneers in the late 1990s and early 2000s, winning the Super Bowl in 2002.
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