Dick Rehbein
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| Born: | November 22, 1955 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| College: | Ripon |
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Richard Rehbein (November 22, 1955 – August 6, 2001) was an American football coach for twenty three seasons in the NFL, filling a variety of roles as an offensive position coach.
Playing career
Rehbein attended
center. He was part of the Green Bay Packers' 1977 training camp but did not make their final roster.[1]
Coaching career
Starting in
special teams coach before moving to the USFL's Los Angeles Express, then the NFL's Minnesota Vikings in 1984. In Minnesota, Rehbein served in multiple offensive coaching capacities and in 1992, joined the New York Giants' coaching staff as a tight ends
coach.
After also coaching the Giants'
MVPs and a record 7 Super Bowls
, including 6 with the Patriots.
Death
Given a few days off by Patriots head coach
EDT coaches' meeting the next day.[3]
On the following morning, Rehbein underwent a stress test on his heart. During the recovery period directly following the test, Rehbein lost consciousness again but did not regain it as he had the day before. He was declared dead shortly thereafter, with cardiomyopathy declared his cause of death. [3]
References
- ^ a b Rehbein joins Patriots, Haluchak joins Rams Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine New York Giants press release. Assessed 26 September 2007.
- ^ O'Connor, Ian (2015-01-16). "Meet Tom Brady's first believer". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
- ^ a b Glory tinged with sorrow The Boston Globe. Accessed 26 September 2007.