Joe Bugel, the Redskins assistant coach who was the architect of the team’s legendary offensive line known as “The Hogs,” died Sunday. He was 80.
Joe Bugel, the Redskins assistant coach who was the architect of the team’s legendary offensive line known as “The Hogs” in the 1980s, died Sunday, the team announced. He was 80.
Bugel was the team’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 1981-82 and the assistant head coach from 1983 to 1989.
He then went to become the head coach of the Phoenix Cardinals. He returned to the Redskins as assistant head coach-offense from 2004 to 2009, the team said in a statement.
