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Pat Sullivan, former TCU football coach who recruited LaDainian Tomlinson, dies at 69

By Drew Davison

The football coach who recruited LaDainian Tomlinson to TCU and snapped the school’s 35-year conference championship drought in 1994 died on Sunday morning.

Pat Sullivan, who coached at TCU from 1992-97, passed away at the age of 69.

“Pat Sullivan is not only a big part of our football history, leading us to a Southwest Conference championship in 1994, but also a prominent figure in the sport as a Heisman Trophy winner,” TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati said in a statement. “He was the driving force in our 2014 game with Samford, as he was the head coach there and it coincided with the 20-year anniversary of our SWC title.

Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/sport...niversity/article237940054.html#storylink=cpy
 
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