Sam Wyche, a former NFL quarterback and coach who took the Cincinnati Bengals to their last Super Bowl appearance, died Thursday, his family said. PATRIOTS FOOTBALL STAFF HAVE NO LINK TO FILMING OF BENGALS' SIDELINE: REPORTWyche got his first NFL head coaching job with the Bengals in 1984. He led the team to the Super Bowl in 1988 with a 12-4 record, but the team fell to the 49ers again in Super Bowl XXIII, 20-16, thanks to a game-winning touchdown pass from Joe Montana to John Talyor. We got to know him as both a player and a coach," Bengals president Mike Brown said in a statement. He was friends with everyone here, both during his tenure as head coach and afterwards.

Source: Fox News January 02, 2020 20:24 UTC