Greg Landry, former All-Pro Lions quarterback, dead at 77

Former NFL quarterback and assistant coach Greg Landry has died at 77 years old.

“We join the NFL community in mourning the loss of former Lions quarterback Greg Landry,” the Lions wrote on social media Friday night.

A cause of death was not immediately revealed.

After starring at the University of Massachusetts, Landry’s NFL career spanned from 1968-81, with 11 seasons spent with the Lions and two with the Baltimore Colts.

In 1971, Landry was a first-team All-Pro and made the Pro Bowl as the Lions went 7-6-1.

Landry threw for 16,052 yards and 98 touchdowns with 103 interceptions in his career.

He also had 2,655 rushing yards — on 6.2 yards per attempt — and 21 touchdowns.

From 1973-75, Landry started less than half of the Lions’ games, but in 1976 was once again the team’s primary starter and won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award.

He played for the USFL’s Chicago Blitz in 1983 and Arizona Wranglers in 1984, then returned to the NFL for one game with the Bears in 1984.

After his NFL playing career ended, Landry spent about a decade as an assistant coach.

He was an offensive assistant for the Browns and Bears, eventually rising to offensive coordinator in Chicago.

He also held that position at the University of Illinois and was later the quarterbacks coach for the Lions.