Hank Stram

Hank Stram (January 3, 1923 ? July 4, 2005), was a former American Football coach. He is best known for his 14-year tenure with the Kansas City Chiefs (formerly the Dallas Texans) of the American Football League (later the American Football Conference of the National Football League). Stram won three AFL titles with the Chiefs, more than any other coach in the league's history. He also coached for the most victories (87), most post-season appearances (6) and the best post-season record in the AFL (5-1).

Broadcasting career

Following his retirement from coaching, he enjoyed a long and successful career as a color commentator on the CBS network's television and radio broadcasts of NFL games. As a broadcaster, Hank Stram was best remembered for his near 20 year stint (beginning in 1978) with the late Jack Buck on radio broadcasts of Monday Night Football games. A trademark of Stram's broadcasting career was the habit of predicting the play before it happened.

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Color commentator - CBS - Television - Radio - Jack Buck - Monday Night Football

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During a 1988 broadcasting trip to Indianapolis for a Chicago Bears-Colts game, Stram collapsed with a severely blocked aortic valve and underwent open heart surgery. He was hospitalized in Indianapolis for a week and later resumed his career with CBS.

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Indianapolis - Chicago Bears - Colts

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Hank Stram retired to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he built a home in the town of Covington. He died at St. Tammany Parish hospital in Covington, from complications due to diabetes, on July 4th, 2005. He was 82 years old.

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New Orleans, Louisiana - Covington - Diabetes

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