Stram was attending a coaching convention with fellow coaches Barry Switzer and George Allen. Hayden Fox, the fictional protagonist of the show, also attended the conference. Hank Stram retired to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he built a home in the town of Covington. He died at St. Tammany Parish hospital in Covington, from complications due to diabetes, on July 4, 2005. Head coaching record See also American Football League players, coaches, and contributors List of Kansas City Chiefs head coaches List of National Football League head coaches with 50 wins References Sources Hank Stram with Lou Sahadi, They're Playing My Game, Morrow, New York 1986 Edward Gruver, The American Football League: A Year-by-Year History 1960–1969 McFarland & Company 1997 Brad Adler, Coaching Matters: Leadership & Tactics of the NFL's Ten Greatest Coaches Brassey's Inc 2003 pages 56–57 "Stram gets Texan post", Dallas Morning News December 21, 1959 "Texans now rule AFL kingdom", Dallas Morning News December 24, 1962 MacCambridge, Michael (2005), America's Game. New York:Anchor Books. External links 1923 births 2005 deaths American football running backs College football announcers Dallas Texans (AFL) coaches Kansas City Chiefs head coaches Miami Hurricanes football coaches New Orleans Saints head coaches Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coaches Purdue Boilermakers baseball coaches Purdue Boilermakers baseball players Purdue Boilermakers football coaches Purdue Boilermakers football players SMU Mustangs football coaches National Football League announcers Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Gary, Indiana Baseball players from Gary, Indiana Players of American football from Gary, Indiana Baseball players from Chicago Players of American football from Chicago Super Bowl-winning head coaches United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II American people of Polish descent Deaths from diabetes