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Legendary defensive mastermind Buddy Ryan dies at 85

Legendary defensive mastermind Buddy Ryan dies at 85

Buddy Ryan, a longtime coach who built perhaps the greatest defense in NFL history with the 1985 Bears, has died at the age of 85. Beloved by his players and hated by opposing offenses (and sometimes hated even by his own offenses), Ryan masterminded Chicago’s 46 defense that won Super Bowl XX. He later served…