NEW ORLEANS -- J.D. Roberts, the second coach of the New Orleans Saints and the man who made Archie Manning his quarterback, has died. He was 88.
Roberts died Monday, according to the Memorial Park Funeral Home in Oklahoma City.
The former Marine lieutenant had a long stint as an assistant coach in college before becoming an original member of the Saints' staff in 1967.
Named interim head coach on Nov. 3, 1970, Roberts spent the next two seasons in the full-time position. In Roberts' first game in charge, the Saints beat the Detroit Lions 19-17 at Tulane Stadium when Tom Dempsey kicked a then-NFL record 63-yard field goal as time expired.