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Barry Werner

Former Detroit Lions quarterback Greg Landry dies at 77

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Greg Landry, who played 11 seasons with the Detroit Lions in a 15-year NFL career, died at the age of 77.

In his NFL career, Landry threw for 16,052 yards and rushed for 2,655 more. He threw 98 touchdown passes and rushed for 21 scores.

His longest career run was a 76-yard quarterback sneak in 1970.

Landry was the first quarterback selected in the first round (11th overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft out of the University of Massachusetts where he was selected All-Yankee Conference for two seasons.

After his playing career, Landry was the QB coach of the Lions in 1995 and ’96.

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