Former Lions Interim Coach, DC, Safety Dick Jauron Dies

Former Detroit Lions safety and defensive coordinator dies at 74
Jauron played five seasons with the Lions in the 1970s, and later served as the team's defensive coordinator and interim head coach in the 2000s.
Former Lions safety and coach Dick Jauron has passed away
Former Lions safety and one-time interim head coach Dick Jauron has passed away. Jauron was 74. A fourth-round draft pick by the Lions in 1973 out of Yale, Jauron played five seasons in Detroit. He finished second in the Defensive Rookie of the Year
Former Lions player, defensive coordinator and interim coach Dick Jauron dies at age 74
A student of Swampscott High School in Massachusetts before attending and playing football at Yale, Jauron was selected by the Lions with the No. 91 overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft. Jauron, who was also picked by the St.
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