Former NFL wide receiver Gail Cogdill died Thursday at the age of 79.
Per Carlos Monarrez of the Detroit Free Press, Cogdill died due to complications from heart and kidney failure and dementia in Spokane, Washington.
Cogdill played 11 seasons in the NFL. He is best remembered for his tenure with the Detroit Lions from 1960-68.
Former Lions wide receiver Pat Studstill told Monarrez about the impact Cogdill had on his football career:
It was an honor to have played with Gail and I learned a lot from him.