Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak, 52, collapsed as he was walking off the field.As the 52-year-old coach headed back to the locker room with his side
leading at the half-time break, he collapsed forward by the 20-yard line
at Reliant Stadium.
A TV replay of Kubiak’s fall showed the coach grimacing in pain while
personnel surrounded him. Kubiak remained on the ground several minutes
before being wheeled into the northwest tunnel of Reliant.
Kubiak is the second Houston professional coach in the last 14 years to
collapse during a game. In 1999, Astros manager Larry Dierker collapsed
in the Astrodome dugout with a grand mal seizure and underwent surgery
to repair a ruptured arteriovenous malformation, a tangle of malformed
blood vessels in his brain.
Kubiak has participated in six Super Bowls, losing three as a player with the Denver Broncos and winning three as an assistant coach with Denver and the San Francisco 49ers.
Coaching career
Kubiak began his coaching career at Texas , serving as the running backs coach for two seasons (1992–1993). He worked extensively with All-American running back Greg Hill, who was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1994 draft.
Kubiak won his first Super Bowl serving as the quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers in 1994,guiding Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young to one of his best seasons.
Kubiak was named the second head coach in Houston Texans history on January 26, 2006, replacing the fired Dom Capers
Kubiak and his wife, Rhonda, have three sons, Klint, Klay, and Klein. Klint will serve as quality-control coach at Texas A&M. 2005-2009 Klay was a quarterback at Colorado State. Klein is a senior wide receiver at Rice.
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