Images: Buddy Ryan, 1931-2016
See images of Buddy Ryan through the years. Ryan , who coached two defenses that won Super Bowl titles and whose twin sons Rex and Rob have been successful NFL coaches, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
Chicago Bears Defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan is hoisted on the shoulders of Otis Wilson, left, and Richard Dent, right, after the 1986 Super Bowl against the New England Patriots at the Superdome in New Orleans.
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Defensive coach Buddy Ryan of the Chicago Bears hugs linebacker Otis Wilson (55) as they watch the final seconds run off the clock in the Bears game against the New York Giants, on Jan. 5, 1986 at Soldier Field in Chicago. The Bears defense held the Giants 181 yards in the game which sends the Bears against the Los Angeles Rams.
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Former Bears' defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, gives a 'thumbs-up' as he walks in with former head coach Mike Ditka, and President Barack Obama, during an event honoring the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champions Chicago Bears football team during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011.
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President Barack Obama, right, smiles at defensive cordinator Buddy Ryan, center, as he stands with the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champions Chicago Bears football team during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011.
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President Barack Obama, right, passes the Super Bowl Trophy to defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, left, as former quarterback Jim McMahon, center, assists before the group photo in a ceremony honoring the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champions Chicago Bears football team, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011.
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President Barack Obama stands at the podium with head coach Mike Ditka, left, and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, third left, as he honors the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champions Chicago Bears football team during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011.
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Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan is carried off the field by the team after the Bears beat the New England Patriots 46-10, on Jan. 26, 1986 in New Orleans, to win Super Bowl XX.
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In this Dec. 1, 1985, file photo, Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan gestures during a press conference in Chicago. Buddy Ryan, who coached two defenses that won Super Bowl titles and whose twin sons Rex and Rob have been successful NFL coaches, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
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President Barack Obama, right, smiles at defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, speaking left, as he stands with the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champions Chicago Bears football team during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011.
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In this Sept. 4, 1994, file photo, Arizona Cardinals head coach Buddy Ryan watches his team during the first quarter of a game against the Los Angeles Rams in Anaheim, Calif. Buddy Ryan took a back seat to no one. Neither did his fierce defenses that won two Super Bowls. The pugnacious coach and defensive mastermind whose twin sons have been successful NFL coaches, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
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In this April 29, 1986, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan talks with the media after making Ohio State's Keith Byars their number one draft pick, during a press conference in Philadelphia. Eagles owner Norman Braman stands in the background. Buddy Ryan took a back seat to no one. Neither did his fierce defenses that won two Super Bowls. The pugnacious coach and defensive mastermind whose twin sons have been successful NFL coaches, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
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In this Nov. 3, 2013, file photo, then-New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, left, poses for photographs with his father Buddy Ryan, center, and bother, then-New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan, right, before an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J. Buddy Ryan, who coached two defenses that won Super Bowl titles and whose twin sons Rex and Rob have been successful NFL coaches, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
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In this Sept. 13, 2015, file photo, former NFL coach Buddy Ryan watches from the sidelines before an NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts in Orchard Park, N.Y. Buddy Ryan, who coached two defenses that won Super Bowl titles and whose twin sons Rex and Rob have been successful NFL coaches, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
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