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Bill Mallory, Indiana's winningest football coach, dies after fall at age of 83

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BLOOMINGTON – Bill Mallory, the winningest football coach in Indiana history, died Friday. He was 83.

Mallory’s son, Indiana State football coach Curt Mallory, announced his passing.

“Bill Mallory, beloved husband, father, grandfather, coach and friend, passed away peacefully Friday, May 25, 2018,” Curt Mallory wrote in a statement published to Twitter. “He was surrounded by his extended family these last days with love, gratitude and celebration.”

The former Indiana football coach had entered hospice care Thursday, after suffering a fall and undergoing emergency brain surgery earlier in the week.