RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Jack Patera, the first head coach in the history of the Seattle Seahawks, has died at age 85. Patera died on Wednesday, the team said. The cause of death was not clear, but Patera ...

The trademark display of Jack Patera's anger or displeasure would start slowly, as the flush of fury worked its way from the bottom of his thick neck and up his cheeks before his entire face was red.

Jack Patera, the first head coach in the history of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, died Wednesday, the team said. He was 85. The cause of death was not immediately clear, but Patera had been battling ...

Jack Patera was the first head coach in Seahawks history, making him an important figure in Seattle sports history, but Howard Mudd will remember the laughs and fatherly advice more than anything that ...

Jack Patera was an original. In so many ways. He was the Seahawks’ first coach. He was an innovator. He was a father of professional football in the Northwest. And he was a big believer that you ...

SEATTLE - Jack Patera, the Seattle Seahawks' original head coach and one of the most important figures in the team's history, has died at age 85. The cause of death was listed as complications from ...

Jack Patera, the Vikings defensive line coach from 1969-75 and the first head coach of the expansion Seattle Seahawks in 1976, died Wednesday at his Seattle home. He was 85. Patera, who had pancreatic ...

DEC 13 1981, DEC 14 1981 It wasn’t the season to be jolly for Seattle’s Coach Jack Patera. Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images) Denver Post via Getty Images Jack Patera, an NFL ...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) -- Jack Patera, the first head coach in the history of the Seattle Seahawks, has died at age 85. Patera died on Wednesday, the team said. The cause of death was not clear, but ...

SEATTLE – Jack Patera, the first coach of the Seahawks whose creative offense and willingness to take chances helped the team become immediate popular, died Wednesday at age 85, the team confirmed.