Wed Jun 11 19:12:06 2008

Comment | Email | Print

Former Raiders head coach Rauch dies

---

Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Raiders announced that former head coach John Rauch died on Wednesday in Atlanta. He was 80.

Rauch came to the Raiders, then in the American Football League, as a coach in 1963 and assumed the head coach position for Al Davis prior to the 1966 season. He remained at the helm until 1968, going 33-8-1 in 42 regular-season games.

Rauch was 2-2 in four playoff games with Oakland, and led the club to an AFL title in 1967 and Super Bowl II, where it lost to Green Bay.

Following the 1968 campaign, when he was replaced by legendary head coach John Madden, Rauch was head coach of the Buffalo Bills for two seasons, finishing 7-20-1.