Legendary University of Minnesota cross country and track and field coach Roy Griak died Thursday at age 91, the university said in a news release.
Griak was the Gophers' head coach in those programs from 1963-1996 and guided the Gophers to Big Ten Conference cross country titles in 1964 and 1969. His 1968 team finished second in the conference and fourth at the NCAA championships.
In track and field, Griak coached the Gophers to the 1968 Big Ten championship. He had three individual national champions, 47 All-Americans and 60 Big Ten champions.
Gophers athletics director Norwood Teague said in a statement that "Roy went to Minnesota, coached here for more than 30 years, worked here for more than 50 years and impacted more lives than almost anybody in the history of the athletic department.