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Jim Fassel, coach who took Giants to Super Bowl, dies at 71
Source: Associated Press
By TOM CANAVAN
2 hours ago
Jim Fassel, whose bold guarantee of a playoff bid late in the 2000 season seemingly catapulted the New York Giants to a spot in the Super Bowl, has died. He was 71.
The Giants said Tuesday that family friends informed them of his death.
Son John Fassel, special teams coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys, confirmed the death to the Los Angeles Times. He told the newspaper his father was taken to a Las Vegas hospital with chest pains and died while being treated Monday.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/new-york-giants-baltimore-ravens-jim-fassel-new-york-super-bowl-23663774e73565a64759880b251c7d5a
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