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Bill McGovern, longtime NFL and college football coach, dead at 60

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Bill McGovern, a longtime football coach whose career spanned multiple NFL and collegiate teams, has died after a battle with cancer, UCLA announced Tuesday. He was 60.

McGovern had been with UCLA since 2022 as a defensive coordinator but missed most of the second half of the season due to health issues. He remained with the school as the director of football administration in 2023. UCLA said McGovern’s family informed the school of his death.

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Bears inside linebacker Roquan Smith gets coaching from Bill McGovern during Chicago's training camp on July 29, 2021, at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois. (Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Early this morning we said goodbye to our beloved father and husband Bill after his long and difficult battle with cancer came to an end and today, we would like to thank the entire UCLA community for all of the love and support you gave to Bill and our entire family during this very difficult struggle," the family’s statement read. "In particular, the McGovern family would like to thank UCLA head football coach Chip Kelly and his wife Jill as well as all of the players, coaches, trainers, and support staff of the UCLA football program and their families.

"It was the honor of Bill's coaching career to be the defensive coordinator for the UCLA Bruins and this past season was one of the highlights of Bill's coaching career. We are so thankful for the opportunity to be a part of such a historic athletic tradition and, more importantly, we could not have made it through this past year without the love and prayers of our UCLA family. The

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