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Former Bills coach Hank Bullough passes away at age 85

Hank Bullough coached the Bills in 1985 and part of 1986.
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FILE - This is a Sept. 8, 1953, file photo showing Michigan State NCAA college football player Henry Bullough. Henry Bullough, whose play and coaching on the football field at Michigan State put him in its athletics hall of fame, has died. He was 85. Chuck Bullough, one of his sons, is an assistant coach for the Spartans under Mark Dantonio and the school announced his death Monday, Nov. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File)

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Former NFL coach and Michigan State player Henry Bullough has died at 85. 

His death was announced Monday by the school and son Chuck Bullough, an assistant coach for the Spartans.    

Henry Bullough also played on the Michigan State team that won the Big Ten championship the year after it captured the national title.    

Bullough was an NFL head coach for parts of three seasons with a 4-18 record and helped bring in the 3-4 defense. He led New England briefly in the 1978 season and Buffalo for 21 games during the 1985 and 1986 seasons.    

He was an NFL assistant for more than two decades and was with the Baltimore Colts when they won the Super Bowl in 1971. He also was an assistant with New England, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Green Bay and Detroit.

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