wdm1219inpenna Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 First, former Dodger pitcher Bob Welch, now the news that former Pittsburgh Steeler head coach Chuck Noll has passed away at age 82. Lombardi is the greatest ever, but for my money, Noll was #2. Not Shula, not Landry, not Belichick. Probably the most unsung and most underrated head coach in not just NFL history, but all of pro sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Noll lived to 82 and left football in 1991. Steve Courson died in 2005 at age 50.Mike Webster died in 2002 at age 50.As of 2006, 18 former Steelers died since 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy! Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Was just watching something on the '78 and 79 Steelers. As much as I disliked the Steelers back then, they were a great team and Mr. Noll was a great coach. Another piece of my childhood is gone. RIP, Coach. "I secretly hope people like that hydroplane into a wall." - Dennis "Big Sexy" Ittner POTD - 7/3/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil G Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Before my time, but I should give him credit for the Super Bowls he won making the Steelers one of the NFLs premier franchises. RIP 1932-2014 Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I awoke overnight with ESPN on, at which point I learned of his death. I was kind of surprised that he had an "undisclosed illness." Then I realized that they didn't mention that he suffered from Alzheimer's Disease (something I, and most anyone with ties to the area, knew about at least informally), and thought "Someone's trying to hide that he had Alzheimer's? What are they afraid of? There's no stigma there." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdm1219inpenna Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 Probably the fact that Noll was also a former player as well, might be why the Alzheimer's was not disclosed. Could be that he did not want that disclosed to the public either while he was alive. Might have been his family's wishes to keep that quiet too until after his passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Privacy. once he retired Chuck Noll went away and stayed away. He looked to be a private man who did not seek the limelight and wanted to stay as far away from the public as possible and that may be why everything was kept under wraps. People do have the right to keep their lives private if they choose. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 No, I understand that guys. The Noll's are obviously entitled to their privacy and Chuck was very much like me in that in public he could be outgoing but in private, quite reserved and introverted.What I'm just wondering is - did the family for some reason think there's some stigma attached to Alzheimer's, and as such, opted not to go public with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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