Twitter: Coach Zampese passed away this morning

[Runwildboys]

RIP coach.

 

[The Quest for Six]

R.I.P Zampese, the Tobacco companies are in mourning at the loss of revenue....

 

[xwalker]

My memories are of him smoking cigarettes in the booth.
- He made it to 86.
- It seems that cigarettes are not bad for some people.
- Keith Richards is 78 & and I've never seen him without a cig in hand.

 

[ESisback]

RIP Ernie!

 

[OGCowboy]

My memories are of him smoking cigarettes in the booth.
- He made it to 86.
- It seems that cigarettes are not bad for some people.
- Keith Richards is 78 & and I've never seen him without a cig in hand.

My great grandpa basically chain smoked non filtered cigs till the day he died at 92....also never set foot in a doctors office except for a broke arm at 80 when he fell off his horse working cattle

 

[Blast From The Past]

Innovative passing game coach that made defenses sit up and take notice. RIP Coach!

 

[john van brocklin]

Prayers for his family and friends.
Tough losing a loved one.
He was a big part of our success in the 90's.

 

[Acceptablename]

History is passing fans salute

 

[links18]

RIP Coach!

 

[Motorola]

No one can -OR SHOULD -chronicle the offensive boom \ explosion in the NFL during the 1980s without noting the contributions of Ernie Zampese.
His work led to offensive coordinators being spotlighted every season in the league just as much as the head coaches.

 

[big dog cowboy]

RIP Coach.

Innovator in this league. Wish he would have came to the Cowboys in '89 with Jimmy.

 

[The Fonz]

RIP coach ....you will be missed.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

R.I.P. Coach!

 

[bonafidebanter]

R.I.P. Coach Zampese. He was around the last time we were ever worth anything. He'll be missed.

 

[mrmojo]

RIP coach, we were lucky to have him come in and follow Norv, his disciple.

 

[nalam]

RIP coach !

put some thoughts in the current OC please!

 

[StarMan2112]

RIP Coach.

 

[Zekeats]

RIP Coach. Wasn't he the OC who used to nervously twirl a bunch of pens/pencils in his hand in the booth?

Didn’t he smoke cigs too during the game?

 

[eromeopolk]

Ernie Zampese extended the Dynasty after Jerry Dumbo GM Jones fired a back to back Super Bowl winning Head Coach and hired a Bootlegger's son.

When you hear the term passing tree, it is Don Coryell, Ernie Zampese, passed it down to Norv Turner, and others. He got Jerry that undeserved last Super Bowl holding that triplet offense together for the years he could. He extended the Dallas Dynasty and started the Patriots Dynasty showing them the passing tree system that Bledsoe, Tom Brady, continues to throw today.

 

[BAT]

RIP Coach. Wasn't he the OC who used to nervously twirl a bunch of pens/pencils in his hand in the booth?

And a chain smoker.

Ernie was a true offensive genius.

RIP Coach Zampese and condolences to everyone who miss you.