Bob Karmelowicz dies at 60
 

Lions' Karmelowicz dies at 60


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<!-- end mod-article-title --> <!-- begin story body --> ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Bob Karmelowicz, a football coach with three-plus decades of experience, has died. He was 60.
The Detroit Lions, who employed Karmelowicz as defensive line coach last year, announced Sunday he passed away the previous day because of an illness.
Karmelowicz spent the past 18 seasons as a defensive line coach in the NFL with Detroit, the Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins and Cincinnati Bengals.
He was with the Miami Hurricanes from 1989-91, helping Warren Sapp go from playing tight end to defensive tackle.
Karmelowicz is from Plainville, Conn., and played at the University of Bridgeport. He also coached at Washington State, Illinois, UNLV, Texas-El Paso, Massachusetts and Arizona State.

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RIP, Bob.

As an aside, the life of a coach would be interesting with all the moves. At a minimum, he lived in Tempe, Boston (or whever UMass is), El Paso, Las Vegas, Champaign, somewhere in Washington wherever Washington State is, Miami, Cincinnati, Washington DC, Kansas City, Houston, and Detroit.

RIP, Karm.

That's really sad RIP

damn. RIP, bob.

It's in Amherst.

Jackass.

Impossible.

Too young. Sad to hear!

What's in Amherst?

Washington State University, according to SNR.

UMass. There are something like 5 campuses around the state (one is in Boston I'm pretty sure) but Amherst is the main school, and it's also the oldest one.

Washington State University in Amherst, Massachusetts. You are so right.

DI'D have never guessed he was that young.

I would've never guessed that.

I actually knew that.

I was simply trying to goad you into a rant.