Chuck Noll is dead at 82, and unlike fake death reports of famous people recently, this one is not a hoax. The hall of famer has succumbed to his failing health after years of battling with Alzheimer's disease, heart condition and back problems, San Jose Mercury News reported Friday.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Chuck Noll has died on Friday in his Sewickley, Pennsylvania home, after suffering from multiple health issues within the recent years.
Chuck Noll reportedly died of natural causes, said the Allegheny County Medical Examiner.
Noll is well-known for securing the Pittsburgh Steelers four Super Bowl titles within the span of time the team was under his tutelage - which basically lasted for 23 years since starting in 1969.
Under his coaching, the Pittsburgh Steelers managed to win four Super Bowls in six years, culminating with a victory during the Super Bowl XIV, where they were pitted against the Oakland Raiders.
"He was a hell of a man," Joe Gordon, longtime Steelers public relations director, said. "He was special. He was not your typical football coach, that's for sure."
According to reports, Chuck Noll was hired to the team after Penn State's Joe Paterno turned down a $350,000 five-year offer. "Respectability? Who wants to be respectable? That's spoken like a true loser," Noll said at his first news conference when asked if he wanted to make Steelers respectable after he was hired as coach.
Noll's record was 209-156-1, including 16-8 in the postseason while coaching the Steelers from 1969-91, according to ESPN.
Nearly two years after his retirement, Noll was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
"Coach Noll's quiet leadership produced extraordinary results that deeply inspired players, coaches and fans," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "He always put the team, his players, and the game first. His legacy of excellence will forever be an important part of the history of the Steelers and the NFL."
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