Colts: Legendary OL coach Howard Mudd dies following accident

Howard Mudd of the Indianapolis Colts poses for his 2009 NFL headshot at photo day in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by NFL Photos)

The Colts lost legendary OL coach Howard Mudd on Wednesday.

The Indianapolis Colts — and the entire NFL — lost a gargantuan member of their family on Wednesday.

In a league where wins and losses can be defined by road-grading that often goes unrecognized in the trenches, Howard Mudd still managed to make his name as a guru of the offensive line.

Mudd died on Wednesday at the age of 78, in the ICU in Seattle for the past two weeks following a motorcycle accident, attempting to rehabilitate spinal and pelvis fractures, among other injuries. After a valiant effort with…