Former Chicago Bears Head Coach Dick Jauron has died Saturday morning at the age of 74. Jauron coached the Bears for five seasons from 1999 to 2003 and was named the AP Coach of the Year in 2001, leading the team to a 13-3 record.

Jauron coached the Bears from 1999 to '03 as part of a three-decade coaching career after eight seasons as a starting safety for the Lions and Bengals.

Dick Jauron, who served as Bears head coach from 1999-2003 as part of 36 NFL seasons as a player and coach, has passed away following a brief illness at the age of 74.

Dick Jauron’s death was announced by his former coaching team, the Chicago Bears, in a post on Instagram on Saturday, Feb. 8. He died Saturday morning after a short time dealing with cancer, multiple outlets reported.

Longtime NFL player and coach Dick Jauron, who led the Chicago Bears to the playoffs and was voted AP coach of the year in 2001, died Saturday. He was 74.

Dick Jauron, the former coach of the Chicago Bears and the Buffalo Bills, died Saturday at 74.

Dick Jauron, who coached the Chicago Bears to success at the turn of the century, has died at age 74, per multiple reports. The Daily Item in Massachusetts reported that Jauron — a Swampscott, MA native — had cancer.

Dick Jauron, who served as head coach of both the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills, died Saturday at the age of 74.

Former Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills head coach Dick Jauron dies at 74 of cancer. Jauron was AP Coach of the Year in 2001 with the Bears.

Jauron, who spent eight total seasons as a head coach for the Bills and Bears, passed away after a short bout with cancer, according to a Facebook post from his daughter Kacy, who wrote he was “the very best son, brother, friend, teammate, husband, father, coach, HUMAN that we were all so lucky to love.”