Mike Heimerdinger Dies At 58

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:realgm

Associated Press - Mike Heimerdinger, 58, a former offensive coordinator for the Titans, Broncos and Jets, died Friday night after a nearly year-long battle with a rare form of cancer.

"It is with a heavy heart, but a trust in God, that we say goodbye to our beloved Dinger who lost his courageous battle with cancer," Heimerdinger's wife, Kathie, said in a statement.

"Mike approached cancer with the same vigor and tenacity that he approached any football game -- to win. Even in the final minutes he never gave up -- that was our Dinger."

Heimerdinger, who died while in Mexico to receive experimental treatments, had continued to coach before he was let go by the Titans in February.

Former Titans coach Jeff Fisher had brought Heimerdinger back in 2008 after two seasons in Denver.

"It was a tough deal and Dinger was a tough guy to the end, which is no surprise to those who knew what type of competitor he was," Fisher said in a news release. "He was a man's man. No matter how weak he looked, how weak he sounded, he never had a complaint and fought this cancer as you would only expect him to fight it."

R.I.P.

 

[TTN2810]

This guy is the reason VY improved as much as he did (on the field) with his last season in Tennessee.
RIP

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

Very sad to hear.

R.I.P.

 

[.infamous]

R.I.P

 

[RipCity32]

Damn, that's pretty sad. RIP Mike.

 

[The Lone Granger]

Very sad news. Definitely helped out that entire Titans' team. RIP.