College Football Hall of Fame coach Johnny Majors died Wednesday at age 85.
His wife, Mary Lynn Majors, released a statement on behalf of the family.
"It's with a sad heart that we make this announcement," she said. "John passed away this morning. He spent his last hours doing something he dearly loved: looking out over his cherished Tennessee River."
Majors served as head coach at Iowa State, Pittsburgh and Tennessee as part of a career that spanned four decades from 1957 through 1996.
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