Greg Landry, former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, has died at the age of 77.
The Lions announced Landry’s death on social media on Friday, however, no cause of death was provided.
“We join the NFL community in mourning the loss of former Lions quarterback and coach Greg Landry,” the team said in its post.
Landry played in the NFL from 1968 to 1981 with the Lions and then-Baltimore Colts.
After two seasons in the USFL, he returned to the NFL and played one game with the Chicago Bears.
Former Detroit Lions quarterback Greg Landry has died at the age of 77.
He threw for 16,052 yards in his NFL career with 98 touchdowns and 103 interceptions. He was also one of the best rushing quarterbacks in NFL history, gaining over 2,600 yards with 21 touchdowns.
The Lions selected Landry with the 11th pick of the 1968 NFL draft out of Massachusetts.
He played 11 seasons with the Lions and had a career record of 40-41-3 with Detroit.
His best season in Detroit came in 1971, when he threw for 2,237 yards and 16 touchdowns, was a first-team All-Pro and made his only Pro Bowl.
In 1976, he earned the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award after passing for 2,191 yards and 17 touchdowns.
He threw for 16,052 yards in his NFL career with 98 touchdowns and 103 interceptions.
Landry was traded to Baltimore and played three seasons with the Colts, going 3-10-1.
He then moved to the USFL and played one season with the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers. He was an emergency starter for the Bears – against Detroit – in 1984.
Landry rejoined the Lions in 1995 as a quarterbacks coach on head coach Wayne Fontes’ staff. Landry also held assistant coaching positions in Cleveland and Chicago in the NFL and at the collegiate level at Illinois.
A native of Nashua, New Hampshire, Landry led UMass in passing for three seasons and was the team’s leading rusher and scorer in 1965 and 1967. He was inducted into the UMass Hall of Fame in 1980.
