Former NFL coach, defensive guru Buddy Ryan dies at age 85 Buddy Ryan, who coached in the NFL for 26 seasons and was known for building some of football's top defenses, died Tuesday at age 85.

Both Buddy Ryan and Mike Ditka are in the show as well. Safety Doug Plank, #46, is also in the show. The defense is named after his number because in the late 1970's when Ryan first used the ...

When defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan came up with his concept for what would become the team's Super Bowl-winning defense, he coined it the "46 defense" because of Plank's style of play.