AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Craig T. Nelson remembers 'Coach' co-star Shelley Fabares as 'extraordinary' after her death at 82
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