Former Arizona Cardinals Coach Dies

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Published on July 5 2023 5:51 am
Last Updated on July 5 2023 5:51 am

Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Vince Tobin, who helped the franchise end a 50-plus year playoff victory drought, died Monday. He was 79. A cause of death was not immediately known.

Tobin led the Cardinals to a playoff berth in 1998 and a 20-7 upset victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the wild-card round. It was the Cardinals' first postseason victory since 1947.

Tobin was hired in 1996 to succeed Buddy Ryan as the team's head coach and went 28-43 in parts of five seasons. He was fired after Week 8 of the 2000 campaign amid a 2-5 start.