Kippy Brown, who broke barriers as the first Black quarterback at Memphis State and went on to coach seven NFL teams, including a Super Bowl champion, has died at 71, drawing tributes from players and coaches across the league. The University of Memphis announced Brown's death Monday. No cause of death was disclosed. Brown's full […] The post Kippy Brown, Super Bowl-winning coach and Memphis trailblazer, dead at 71 appeared first on American Almanac .
Kippy Brown, who broke barriers as the first Black quarterback at Memphis State and went on to coach seven NFL teams, including a Super Bowl champion, has died at 71, drawing tributes from players and coaches across the league. The University of Memphis announced Brown's death Monday. No cause of death was disclosed. Brown's full name was Charles "Kippy" Brown, and he is survived by his wife, Deon, and two children. Brown's football life spanned five decades, from a playing career that made history in Memphis to a coaching journey that put him on the sideline for two consecutive Super Bowl appearances with the Seattle Seahawks. Along the way, he shaped some of the most talented skill-position players the NFL has seen, and earned a…Open
Shelley Fabares, the actress who spent nine seasons as Craig T. Nelson's on-screen wife on the ABC sitcom "Coach," has died at 82 following a brief illness, and her longtime co-star is honoring her as irreplaceable. Fabares died Saturday in Los Angeles, her family confirmed over the weekend. Nelson, who played obsessive football coach Hayden […] The post Craig T. Nelson remembers 'Coach' co-star Shelley Fabares as 'extraordinary' after her death at 82 appeared first on American Almanac .
Shelley Fabares, the actress who spent nine seasons as Craig T. Nelson's on-screen wife on the ABC sitcom "Coach," has died at 82 following a brief illness, and her longtime co-star is honoring her as irreplaceable. Fabares died Saturday in Los Angeles, her family confirmed over the weekend. Nelson, who played obsessive football coach Hayden Fox opposite Fabares' news anchor Christine Armstrong from 1989 to 1997, shared a statement with Entertainment Weekly calling her "a great and grand lady" and "just a rock." The tribute from Nelson carried the weight of a man who had worked alongside Fabares for nearly a decade on one of network television's most durable comedies. "She was a foundational part of my life during the run of 'Coach,'"…Open
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