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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 SPORTS Buddy Ryan, NFL coach, defensive mastermind, dies at 82 KENTUCKY: Buddy Ryan, the pugnacious Cowboys-Jets game, traveling to New aggressiveness and unpredictability. Hampton then kicked a film projector out coach who masterminded two fierce Jersey despite cancer to see then-Jets Ryan’s defenders, featuring such Hall of of defensive line coach Dale Haupt’s defenses that won Super Bowl titles and head coach Rex go against then-Dallas Famers as linebacker Mike Singletary and hands, and defensive tackle Steve whose twin sons have been successful NFL defensive coordinator Rob. James David ends Dan Hampton and Richard Dent, McMichael flung a chair across the room, coaches, died yesterday. He was 82. Ryan was a Korean War veteran who went came from all angles and was nearly its legs impaling a chalkboard. His death was confirmed by the Buffalo to Oklahoma State, then earned a master’s impossible to budge on the ground. Not Such was the devotion players felt for Bills, who are coached by Rex Ryan. James degree from Middle Tennessee State even that teams had more success in the air, Ryan, who guided the Eagles to the play- Solano, Buddy Ryan’s agent, said he died in while coaching. He got his first major job either. “Some say the 46 is just an eight- offs in 1988, ‘89 and ‘90. But they lost all Kentucky but did not give a cause. Ryan in the pros in New York, then of the AFL, in man front,” said Ryan, who named the three playoff games, and he was fired after lived on a ranch in Shelbyville. 1968. Ryan was the linebackers coach for scheme after safety Doug Plank, who wore the 1990 season by Eagles owner Norman “Buddy was a legend in our league in so the Joe Namath-led Jets, a boastful, confi- that number. “That’s like saying Marilyn Braman despite a 43-35-1 record. many ways,” the Bills said in a statement. dent team that fit his personality. Monroe is just a girl.” Earlier that season, Ryan bragged that “His defenses were innovative and he was Those Jets led the AFL in defense in his Ryan and head coach Mike Ditka often his Eagles would so badly beat up the a master at putting his talented and tough first season on staff, then shocked the feuded during that 15-1 season and Super Redskins in a Monday night game “they’ll players in a position to succeed. He was a Colts in the Super Bowl, 16-7. “That’s some- Bowl run. They nearly slugged it out at have to be carted off in body bags.” The real game changer, and much of his thing my dad was very proud of,” Rex said. halftime of Chicago’s only defeat, at Miami Eagles’ defense scored three touchdowns philosophies and defensive tactics are still “When (former Jets coach Weeb) Ewbank on a Monday night in December. (Ryan in a 28-14 win and knocked nine Redskins utilized effectively by teams today.” hired him, he had to make a difference. If would punch offensive coordinator Kevin out of the game, including two quarter- Ryan was a linebackers coach for the he felt he wasn’t making a difference, then Gilbride on national TV on Jan. 2, 1994 backs. A year earlier, Philadelphia routed 1968 New York Jets and coordinated the his career as a professional coach would be when both were assistant coaches in the Cowboys 27-0 on Thanksgiving Day Buddy Ryan ground-breaking 46 defense for the ‘85 short.” Instead, it was very long. Ryan’s first Houston.) His work in Chicago got Ryan with hardly any holiday feelings in the air. Chicago Bears, one of the NFL’s greatest job as a defensive coordinator came in the Eagles job. At a meeting the night Cowboys kicker Luis Zendejas claimed letting Rex and Rob carry on the family defenses. He was a head coach for the 1976 with the Vikings under Bud Grant, before the Bears beat New England in the Ryan put a $200 bounty on him, some- legacy. “Buddy’s influence will be carried Philadelphia Eagles from 1986-90, and for like Ewbank a Hall of Fame coach. He spent 1986 Super Bowl, Dent said a teary Ryan thing Ryan laughed off as ridiculous. on by defensive coaches for generations to the Arizona Cardinals in 1994-95, compil- two years there before moving to the rival informed his players that he was going to Arizona hired Ryan as head coach in come, but none more so than by Rex and ing a 55-55-1 overall record. Bears, where he concocted the 46 defense Philadelphia: “You guys are going to be my 1994 and the Cardinals went 12-20 in his Rob,” the Bills said. Ryan also is survived by A few years ago, Ryan attended a that overwhelmed the league with its champions. Let’s kick some tail,” Ryan said. two years there. He never coached again, another son, Jim, the Eagles said. — AP Serena Williams starts bid for 22nd Grand Slam LONDON: Serena Williams begins her bid French Open finals to Novak Djokovic this for a seventh Wimbledon title and record- year and has since rehired Ivan Lendl as equalling 22nd Grand Slam crown yester- coach. The two worked together when the day against a player who was once so disil- British world number two won Wimbledon lusioned by tennis that she quit. World in 2013 and the US Open the year before. number one and top seed Williams won her They celebrated their renewed partner- 21st major at the All England Club 12 ship with Murray claiming a record fifth months ago by beating Garbine Muguruza. Queen’s Club title on the eve of But the 34-year-old’s hopes of going level Wimbledon. “The last weeks have gone with Steffi Graf’s Open era record of 22 has extremely well,” Murray said. stalled since that day. “I don’t feel any added pressure working She went down to a US Open semi-final with him again. “It actually give a bit of loss to Italy’s Roberta Vinci followed by extra confidence because I know last time defeat in the Australian Open final to we worked together, it was very successful. Angelique Kerber and then to Muguruza in I trust in what he says. Broady, 22, is ranked the French Open final earlier this month. “It 234 in the world. He has won just one was a great accomplishment to win four match on the main tour in his career and Grand Slams in a row twice in my career. It’s that was at last year’s Wimbledon. Also in pretty cool,” said Williams. first round action Tuesday are fourth seed “This year I don’t feel as much tension as Stan Wawrinka, who has hired 1996 I usually do.” Her opponent on Tuesday is Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek to Swiss qualifier Amra Sadikovic, a work with him. Wawrinka faces American Macedonian-born world number 148 who 18-year-old Taylor Fritz, the youngest play- quit tennis in 2014 to work as a coach. er in the men’s draw. Persuaded to return to the game, she has Two-time champion Petra Kvitova, the now qualified for a major for the first time. 10th seeded Czech, faces injury-plagued “I worked with kids, adults, good juniors Sorana Cirstea of Romania. Combustible at a club in Basel. It was so much fun. It’s Australian duo Nick Kyrgios and Bernard something that I really want to do later on Tomic are in action on Court Two. again,” she said. “But after a while I started Kyrgios, the 15th seed and regarded as a missing competition. When you turn on the dark horse for the title, faces 37-year-old TV and you see the players playing the Radek Stepanek, the oldest man in the Grand Slams and you’ve beaten them, that draw. Tomic, seeded 19, plays experienced hurts.” Fernando Verdasco of Spain. Former run- LONDON: Christina McHale of the US plays a return to Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia during their women’s singles match on day two of the Second up on Centre Court is Andy ner-up Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, yesterday. — AP Murray, the world number two and 2013 the third seed, faces Ukraine’s Kateryna champion who tackles compatriot Liam Kozlova. Juan Martin Del Potro, the former Broady. US Open champion meets France’s Murray has lost the Australian and Stephane Robert.— AFP Federer fan of Willis Wimbledon fairytale LONDON: Roger Federer hailed Marcus Willis as admitted he was as spellbound as the rest of the match difficult. He plays well. It’s not like he one of the great Wimbledon fairytales after the All England Club. couldn’t play or he wouldn’t be where he is. British qualifier set up a dream clash with the “Yes I have followed it actually before I even “It’s going to be very interesting. Plus he is seven-time champion. Willis is ranked 772 in the saw him in my section of the draw. It’s one of the serve and volleying which I love to see. He came world and just months ago the 25-year-old, who best stories in a long time in our sport,” Federer up with some great shots. “His game is perfectly works as a coach to amateur players, was consid- said. “This is the kind of story we need.