Former Cincinnati Bengals coach Sam Wyche dies at age 74

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Former Cincinnati Bengals coach Sam Wyche died on Thursday, the team confirmed in a statement.

"Sam was a wonderful guy. We got to know him as both a player and a coach. As our coach, he had great success and took us to the Super Bowl. He was friends with everyone here, both during his tenure as head coach and afterwards. We not only liked him, we admired him as a man. He had a great generosity of spirit and lived his life trying to help others. We express our condolences to Jane and his children Zak and Kerry."

Wyche was drafted by the Bengals in 1968 out of Furman University. He started nine games at quarterback with a 2-7 record.

After his playing days, Wyche would come…