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 PITTSBURGH (AP) - Dick Hoak took handoffs from Bobby Layne, broke in Franco Harris as a rookie assistant coach and mentored Jerome Bettis and Willie Parker. Few other NFL assistants have seen or done as much. Or won as much.
Hoak ended an unprecedented 45 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers by retiring Tuesday as running backs coach, completing the longest continuous tenure by an NFL assistant coach with any team.
The 67-year-old Hoak played a role in every title and playoff victory in the franchise's 74-season history and was with them for 742 of their 1,057 all-time games.
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