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Former Detroit Lions Head Coach Rick Forzano Dies at 90

Former Detroit Lions coach Rick Forzano died at the age of 90 on Thursday.

Lions owner Martha Firestone Ford issued a statement on the death, via Nate Atkins of MLive.com: "Rick was a wonderful man and we are truly saddened by the news of his passing. On behalf of me, my family and the Lions organization, I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to the entire Forzano family."

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