{"id":1844783,"date":"2023-02-13T08:20:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T13:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1844783"},"modified":"2023-02-13T08:21:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T13:21:54","slug":"former-broncos-defensive-coordinator-larry-coyer-dead-at-79-from-sudden-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-broncos-defensive-coordinator-larry-coyer-dead-at-79-from-sudden-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Broncos Defensive Coordinator Larry Coyer Dead at 79 From \u201cSudden Illness\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-broncos-defensive-coordinator-larry-coyer-dead-at-79-from-sudden-illness%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1844783&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/denver-broncos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Denver Broncos<\/u><\/a> defensive coordinator Larry Coyer, who helped lead the team to the 2006 AFC championship, died from &#8220;a sudden illness,&#8221; his family confirmed in a statement Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Coyer, who spent nearly 50 years coaching at both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa-fb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>the collegiate<\/u><\/a> or professional level, was 79.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/GettyImages-161026848.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Broncos defensive coordinator Larry Coyer paces the field as players stretch out.\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Larry Coyer, Broncos defensive coach, walks the field as players stretch.<\/span> <span>(Cyrus McCrimmon\/The Denver Post via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It is with a heavy heart that we announce Larry has passed away today after a sudden illness,&#8221; the Coyer family wrote, via the Broncos&#8217; website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/former-ohio-state-star-dimitrious-stanley-dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>FORMER OHIO STATE STAR DIMITRIOUS STANLEY DEAD AT 48<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Larry was a well-loved man by many, and we are processing this loss.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Broncos also released a statement on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re deeply saddened by the passing of former Broncos DC Larry Coyer. A widely respected coach with a distinguished &#038; remarkable 50+year career, Larry was a key part of four Broncos playoff teams &#038; their \u201805 AFC Championship Game berth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/GettyImages-161009455.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Broncos linebacker coach Larry Coyer before a game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Broncos linebacker coach Larry Coyer before a game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Craig F. Walker\/The Denver Post via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Our hearts go out to the Coyer family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coyer spent seven seasons with the Broncos, first joining the organization as a linebackers coach in 2000. In 2002, he was promoted to defensive coordinator and served in that role another four seasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Broncos made four playoff appearances during Coyer\u2019s tenure that included an AFC championship game, which ended in a loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Pittsburgh Steelers.\u00a0<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/GettyImages-71395101.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Defensive coordinator Larry Coyer of the Denver Broncos leads the defense in a practice during minicamp July 7, 2006, at the Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Center in the Dove Valley Business Park of Englewood, Colo.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Defensive coordinator Larry Coyer of the Denver Broncos leads the defense in a practice during minicamp July 7, 2006, at the Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Center in the Dove Valley Business Park of Englewood, Colo.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Brian Bahr\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coyer began his coaching career in 1965 as a defensive backs coach at his alma mater, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/marshall-thundering-herd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marshall University<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He spent several years coaching college football before jumping to the NFL, most recently as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/indianapolis-colts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Indianapolis Colts<\/u><\/a><u>&#8216;<\/u> defensive coordinator from 2009 to 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Larry Coyer, who helped lead the team to the 2006 AFC championship, died from &#8220;a sudden illness,&#8221; his family confirmed in a statement Friday. Coyer, who spent nearly 50 years coaching at both the collegiate or professional level, was 79.\u00a0 Larry Coyer, Broncos defensive coach, walks the field as players &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1844786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[11271,10120,18473,3642,9623,9255,4794,8041],"class_list":["post-1844783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-broncos","tag-coordinator","tag-coyer","tag-dead","tag-defensive","tag-illness","tag-larry","tag-sudden"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1844783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1844783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1844783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1844786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1844783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1844783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1844783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}