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Former long-time Bills defensive coordinator Walt Corey dies

Former long-time #Bills defensive coordinator Walt Corey dies:

Former Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Walt Corey has passed away.

The team announced on Tuesday that Corey died over the weekend. He was 84 years old.

Corey is famed in Bills history having spent time with the team during their four AFC titles in the early 90s. His career in Buffalo spanned from 1987 to 1994.

Corey served on the coaching staff of Hall of Fame head coach Marv Levy. The two originally connected via the Kansas City Chiefs.

Corey coached with the Chiefs in various positions from 1972 to 1986. He also spent time with the New Orleans Saints from 1997 to 1999, his final NFL coaching stint.

As a player, Corey was a linebacker for the Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs from 1960 to 1966.

Former Bills player Steve Tasker turned team-employed broadcaster reflected on Corey. Check out that clip below from the Bills’ radio program:

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Chiefs release statement on death of former player, coach Walt Corey

Former #Chiefs linebacker and coach Walt Corey has died at 84 years old.

A former Kansas City Chiefs player and coach has passed away.

The Chiefs released a statement on the death of Walt Corey. The former undrafted free agent linebacker joined the Dallas Texans out of the University of Miami in 1960. He played six seasons with the team, including in the first year of the AFL-NFL merger. He was named an AFL All-Star in 1963.

After his playing days were over, Corey took up coaching with multiple stints in Kansas City. From 1972 through 1974 he coached the team’s linebackers before leaving the organization for three seasons to coach with the Cleveland Browns. In 1978, he returned to the Chiefs coaching various position groups through 1985. In 1986, Corey was promoted to the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach under John Mackovic. He’d leave Kansas City in 1987 to join the Buffalo Bills’ staff under Marv Levy, coordinating the defense in Super Bowl XXV through XXVIII.

Chiefs CEO and Chairman Clark Hunt released the following statement on Corey via the team website:

“My family and I are saddened by the news of Walt Corey’s passing. An original Dallas Texan who joined the club in 1960, Walt was part of the formative years of the franchise. After his seven-year playing career, he went on to spend an additional 12 years coaching for the Chiefs. He remained invested in the Kansas City community as an Ambassador once he left the sideline and will be remembered for his determination and humility. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time.”

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