ranked near the bottom of the league in offense. On October 17, 2006, Fassel was fired as offensive coordinator for the Ravens. Las Vegas Locomotives In January 2009, Fassel was named coach of the Las Vegas entrant into the United Football League. The Locos finished the regular season 4–2 and defeated the 6–0 Florida Tuskers in the first UFL Championship Game. Fassel returned to the Locos in 2010 and helped lead the team to repeat as champions, again defeating the Tuskers in the 2010 UFL Championship Game. The Locos tried to three-peat in 2011, but this time fell to the Tuskers (who had since been relocated and renamed the Virginia Destroyers) in the 2011 UFL Championship Game. Fassel was the only current UFL head coach who was active in the league since its inauguration and was the Locos' head coach when the league suspended play in 2012. Broadcasting career Fassel entered broadcasting following his firing as offensive coordinator for the Ravens, joining Westwood One radio as a color commentator for its Sunday NFL action. He stayed with the network for two seasons, calling Sunday afternoon games with Harry Kalas in 2007 and Sunday Night Football with Dave Sims. Fassel was also part of Westwood One's playoff coverage those two years, calling various games, and worked the 2007 and 2008 NFC Championship Games with Bill Rosinski (2007) and Marv Albert (2008). Personal life and death Fassel and his wife, Kitty, divorced in 2006 after years of counseling, but later reconciled and remarried. They are the parents of John Fassel, currently the special teams coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys. They had four other children. One was placed for adoption before they were married; they were reunited with him in 2003. Fassel was good friends with fellow coach Mike Holmgren, dating to their days as USC quarterbacks. Fassel died at age 71 of a heart attack on June 7, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Head coaching record College Professional See also History of the New York Giants (1994–present) References 1949 births 2021 deaths American football quarterbacks Arizona Cardinals coaches Baltimore Ravens coaches Denver Broncos coaches Fullerton Hornets football players Long Beach State 49ers football players National Football League announcers National Football League offensive coordinators New York Giants coaches New York Giants head coaches Las Vegas Locomotives coaches Oakland Raiders coaches Stanford Cardinal football coaches USC Trojans football players Utah State Aggies football coaches