The former running back turned longtime assistant coach won five Super Bowl rings with Pittsburgh.
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the death of Dick Hoak at age 86. Hoak spent more than 45 years with the organization, first as a running back and later as an assistant coach, a tenure that spanned generations of Steelers football.
Along the way he collected five Super Bowl rings, a reflection of just how long he stuck around and how much winning football passed through his hands, whether he was carrying the ball or coaching the players who did.
The Steelers have not released further details beyond confirming his death. Hoak's decades of service made him one of the most familiar faces in the franchise's history, a steady presence through multiple eras of Pittsburgh football.