Quarterback Greg Landry #11 of the Detroit Lions runs with the ball against the Chicago Bears during an NFL football game at Soldier Field circa 1971 in Chicago. Getty Images After starring at the ...

Gregory “Greg” Paul Landry, 77, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2024, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, in Detroit, MI. Born on December 18, 1946, in Nashua, New Hampshire, Greg was the ...

Greg Landry, the longtime Detroit Lions quarterback who later joined the Chicago Bears as an assistant under coach Mike Ditka, has died. He was 77.

DETROIT — Greg Landry, the former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, has died. He was 77. The Lions announced Landry’s death on social media Friday. No cause of death was given.

DETROIT (AP) — Greg Landry, the former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, has died. He was 77. The Lions announced Landry’s death on social media Friday. No cause of death was given.

In 1976, he earned the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year award after passing for 2,191 yards and 17 TDs. Landry was traded to Baltimore and played three seasons with the Colts, going 3-10-1.

The Detroit Lions quarterback Greg Landry in 1970. The next year, his first year as a starter, he passed for 2,237 yards and 16 touchdowns, earning a first-team All-Pro nod.