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Titans celebrate defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau's 80th birthday

The Tennessee Titans have a legend in their midst. Defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau, who is considered by many to be one of the best defensive minds that football has ever seen, turned 80 years old on Saturday. LeBeau has spent the past 59 years in the NFL as either a player or a coach.

LeBeau played 14 seasons with the Detroit Lions (1959-72) and immediately began his coaching career in 1973 as a special teams coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. From then on, he has worked for a handful of NFL teams and is best known for his two stints as defensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers.