Coach of NFL’s Vikings and Cardinals

DENNIS GREEN, 1949 - 2016

Former NFL coach Dennis Green has died, his family confirmed Friday morning. He was 67.

“Dennis passed away last night from complications of cardiac arrest,” the family said, according to NFL.com. “His family was by his side.” Green coached the Minnesota Vikings from 1992 to 2001, making the playoffs eight times, then coached the Arizona Cardinals from 2004 to 2006.

“All of us at the Cardinals are incredibly saddened by the news of Dennis Green’s passing,” Cardinals President Michael Bidwill said in a written statement. “Coach Green will rightly be remembered as a true innovator, leader and pioneer among football coaches.”

Before his years with the Vikings, Green was the head coach at Northwestern — the first black head coach in Big Ten football history in 1981 — and Stanford.

Brian Peterson Associated Press ‘A TRUE INNOVATOR’ Minnesota coach Dennis Green reacts after after a drenching following the Vikings’ 27-7 victory over the visiting Green Bay Packers on Dec. 28, 1992. He led the Vikings to the playoffs eight times.