Former Steelers player and executive Dick Haley has died, his son, Todd, announced on Saturday. He was 85 years old.
“Very sorry to say, the world, the NFL and my entire family lost one of the best people I’ve ever known and my idol,” former Chiefs coach Todd Haley wrote on Twitter. “A man that gave me the best chance to succeed in this world. My father Dick Haley after long fight with dementia and Parkinson’s. I love you DAD!”
Dick Haley played in the NFL for five seasons with Washington, Minnesota and Pittsburgh in the early 1960s. After he retired as a player in 1965, he became a part-time scout for the Steelers, working his way up through the organization and eventually becoming the team’s director of player personnel.
