Official Site of the Bills · Jan 7, 2017
Bruce DeHaven, a pioneer for special teams
Bruce DeHaven's successes on special teams in his NFL career forced opponents to respect that phase of the game in a way they never had before.
He was known as one of the most successful special teams coaches in the NFL during Buffalo’s rise to prominence in the 1990’s. Bruce DeHaven spent 30 years coaching in the National Football League, but the veteran coach succumbed after a lengthy battle with cancer Dec. 27th. Funeral services are being held today.
One of the foremost special teams coaches in the NFL over the last three decades has DeHaven made a name for himself in his first coaching stint in Buffalo under Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy and his successor Wade Phillips.
