Way too young. There were so many great memories during the Fassel era. His teams had a great stretch of wins against the Eagles. Shocked by this. RIP coach.
Some of his games, man, they would stress the fuck out of me. Thought the 2002 team (first year with Shockey) was his best shot to win the whole thing.
Very surprised that he never got another shot as a HC after the Giants let him go. Will always remember his “this team is going to the playoffs” rant. May he rest in peace
Gave me and my friends one of the great days of our lives with 41-0. A lot better coach than some of the retreads around the league, but was maddening due to the swings between high and low.
Always will be remembered for the "pushing my chips" speech and should be remembered for his work with QB and successful coaching tree (Payton and Fox).
I still remember the great faith he had in the Giants....pushing all his chips in!
Rest in Peace, Sir. You orchestrated one of the greatest Giant playoff wins with that shellacking of the Vikings and always seemed to have the Eagles number.
Season as HC he won the NFC East with Dave Brown and Danny Kannel as QBs. Even if he did nothing else in his career (and he had many other accomplishments in college and the pros) that was remarkable
I've said this before... those of us who are about 37, 38, 39, our fandom began with a super bowl, then for the remainder of our childhoods, we were terrible. he came in and turned things around. I will always have a fondness and appreciation for him for that. Wish I got a chance to shake his hand.
He was the best football coach to never work in the league again I've ever seen. I really thought he was doing a good job in 2002 before "the collapse".
Very sad and he is far too young (especially as I approach his age). I remember standing in the parking lot at UAlbany after practice one day chatting with him. A very gracious and nice man.
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Thanks Coach.
RIP.
41-0.
RIP Fassel.
I didn't know he was 71. I thought maybe he was in his early 60s today. But yeah, he was hired in 1997. That was 24 years ago. Time flies.
I don't think he was sick. It sounds like he had chest pains and had a heart attack.
A good coach who should have got another shot. 2000 was a great team/run/year.
RIP.
Sounds like a heart attack. Really had not heard much from him in recent years and he was living in Vegas.
Always will be remembered for the "pushing my chips" speech and should be remembered for his work with QB and successful coaching tree (Payton and Fox).
Rest in Peace, Sir. You orchestrated one of the greatest Giant playoff wins with that shellacking of the Vikings and always seemed to have the Eagles number.
You will be missed!
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JFC. I didn't even know he was sick. RIP.
I don't think he was sick. It sounds like he had chest pains and had a heart attack.
Yeah. That is what it sounds like. Awful news to wake up to...way too young.
RIP coach.
I’d like to see them do a helmet decal for Coach Fassel. Maybe a pile of blue and red casino chips with JF on them.