NFL Legendary Coach Bill Cowher's Wife Dies at the Age of 54!!!

Kaye Cowher, the wife of former Steelers coach Bill Cowher, died Friday of skin cancer. She was 54.

The news was first reported by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and Bill Cowher confirmed the news on Saturday.

Her illness was not widely known. The Cowhers have three daughters, Meagan, Lauren and Lindsay. All are basketball players, like their mother. Cowher released a statement on Saturday. It read:

"Sadly, my wife Kaye lost her battle with cancer on Friday. Kaye was such a loving and compassionate person and she was the foundation of our family. Kaye was always at my side throughout my career as a player, coach, NFL analyst and, most importantly, as a parent to our three daughters Meagan, Lauren and Lindsay. They will miss their mother dearly.

Bill and Kay Cowher met in 1976 when the two were at North Carolina State. They married in 1981, when Cowher was with the Cleveland Browns. Cowher resigned from coaching the Steelers in 2007, and the family moved to Raleigh, North Carolina.

Kaye (Young) Cowher and her twin sister Faye were both basketball players at North Carolina State, Their team won the first ACC Women's title in 1978. Both went on to the Women's Professional Basketball League, where they played one season in New York and two with New Jersey.

Bill Cowher has worked as an NFL analyst for CBS since he left the Steelers, and has turned down several chances to return to coaching. His wife was a constant presence at his games, and always was waiting for him as he left the field after playoff games.

When Cowher resigned as coach of the Steelers, he said at his news conference: "To my wife, my soul mate and my friend: the sacrifice that she's made and the love and support that she has given me through the years, she's been my backbone."

Services will be held in North Carolina on Monday. The family has asked for privacy and released no information on her death.

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