Former Arizona State football coach, Bruce Synder, died yesterday at the age of 69 after losing a 10-month battle with cancer, per ESPN.com.
Synder is most remembered for leading the Sun Devils to an undefeated regular season in 1996 and to the 1997 Rose Bowl. He earned a consensus 1996 national coach of the year award as well as 13 other major coach of the year awards that season -- including the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award.
Additionally, he earned Pac-10 Coach of the Year twice -- at ASU and also at California in 1990. He was recently inducted into the ASU Athletic Hall of Distinction, serving the university's football team as head coach from 1992-2000 with a 126-105-5 record.
Arizona State fans mourned the loss and thanked Synder for his years as a Sun Devil:
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Electroleon Goodbye to a great sun devil, Bruce Synder was one of the best.
oaklandlawyer RIP Bruce Synder, we loved you!
teamsantana thinks today's trio of heroes passing was a bit too much at once. R.I.P. Mark Fidrych, Bruce Synder and Harry Kalas!
dpatricklewis Good morning all, I just want to say thank you to Bruce Snyder for all those great years of ASU Football. RIP Bruce.
finishthedrill condolences to family of former ASU HFC Bruce Snyder and the entire Sun Devil family!!
Last June, Snyder was diagnosed with cancer. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, a son-in-law, two grandchildren, four sisters and two brothers.
