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TULSA, Okla. … Former Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator and assistant head coach Tom Catlin has died. He was 76.
Catlin died Saturday at a hospice in Seattle of complications stemming from recent surgery, said his brother, Charles Catlin, who added that his brother recently had Parkinson's disease.
Catlin was defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills from 1978 to 1982 and was assistant head coach under Chuck Knox in '81 and '82. He was the brains behind the "Bermuda Triangle defense" that helped lead the Bills to the playoffs in 1980 and '81.
Catlin then became assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, where he coached from 1983-1995. He also worked as an assistant coach for the Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League, then the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL.
Catlin died Saturday at a hospice in Seattle of complications stemming from recent surgery, said his brother, Charles Catlin, who added that his brother recently had Parkinson's disease.
Catlin was defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills from 1978 to 1982 and was assistant head coach under Chuck Knox in '81 and '82. He was the brains behind the "Bermuda Triangle defense" that helped lead the Bills to the playoffs in 1980 and '81.
Catlin then became assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, where he coached from 1983-1995. He also worked as an assistant coach for the Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League, then the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL.
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