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Former Bengals, Buccaneers Coach Sam Wyche Dies at 74

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Former Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Sam Wyche died Thursday in South Carolina after recently being diagnosed with cancer. He was 74.

Wyche's son, Zak Wyche, confirmed the news to WCPO in Cincinnati.

"It was in his liver and he just went really fast," Zak said. "He was able to walk around Saturday with a walker and then the next morning he was unresponsive."

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