Obit watch: June 14, 2014.

By way of Lawrence: Chuck Noll, legendary coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Noll had been the defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Colts before the Steelers made him the youngest head coach in NFL history at the age of 34. They first offered the job to Joe Paterno, who opted to stay at Penn State, before hiring Noll in 1969.

Huh. History is a funny thing, isn’t it?

Edited to add: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette obit.

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