Former NFL coach Lindy Infante dies at 75,Former Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts arch drillmaster Lindy Infante died Thursday in Florida afterwards an continued illness. He was 75.
His wife, Stephanie, accepted the account to Terry Spencer and Genaro C. Armas of the Associated Press. Longtime Packers assurance LeRoy Butler, who played two seasons beneath Infante in Green Bay, beatific forth his condolences:Infante played halfback at Florida afore a abbreviate assignment in the Canadian Football Alliance with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
After his one-year assignment in the CFL, he confused into the apprenticeship realm. He spent about two decades as an abettor drillmaster on both academy and able staffs afore accepting his aboriginal arch apprenticeship gig with the Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL in 1984.
Infante followed that by demography over as the Cleveland Browns' abhorrent coordinator afore accepting his aboriginal attempt at getting an NFL arch drillmaster with the Packers from 1988 to 1991. He was called Drillmaster of the Year afterwards the aggregation went 10-6 during the 1989 campaign.
The Colts gave him addition opportunity, aboriginal as an abhorrent coordinator afore demography over as arch drillmaster in 1996. They fabricated the playoffs during his aboriginal division in allegation but followed it up with a 3-13 attack that led to his exit.
All told, Infante's NFL arch apprenticeship career concluded with a 36-60 record. Pro Football Reference acclaimed that, including his time as a arch drillmaster and abhorrent coordinator, his offenses ranked central the top 10 of the alliance four times in 10 years.
His wife, Stephanie, accepted the account to Terry Spencer and Genaro C. Armas of the Associated Press. Longtime Packers assurance LeRoy Butler, who played two seasons beneath Infante in Green Bay, beatific forth his condolences:Infante played halfback at Florida afore a abbreviate assignment in the Canadian Football Alliance with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
After his one-year assignment in the CFL, he confused into the apprenticeship realm. He spent about two decades as an abettor drillmaster on both academy and able staffs afore accepting his aboriginal arch apprenticeship gig with the Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL in 1984.
Infante followed that by demography over as the Cleveland Browns' abhorrent coordinator afore accepting his aboriginal attempt at getting an NFL arch drillmaster with the Packers from 1988 to 1991. He was called Drillmaster of the Year afterwards the aggregation went 10-6 during the 1989 campaign.
The Colts gave him addition opportunity, aboriginal as an abhorrent coordinator afore demography over as arch drillmaster in 1996. They fabricated the playoffs during his aboriginal division in allegation but followed it up with a 3-13 attack that led to his exit.
All told, Infante's NFL arch apprenticeship career concluded with a 36-60 record. Pro Football Reference acclaimed that, including his time as a arch drillmaster and abhorrent coordinator, his offenses ranked central the top 10 of the alliance four times in 10 years.
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