Former NFL coach Dennis Green dies at 67

Dennis Green, who coached the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL, has died. He was 67.

ESPN reported the cause of death was cardiac arrest.

Green coached the Vikings for 10 seasons, including the 1998 season when his 15-1 squad was defeated by the Falcons at home in the NFC championship game. Green also spent three seasons in Arizona, where his tirade in a 2006 post-game press conference went viral.

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