Former NFL RB, college star Junior Coffey dies at 79

Former Atlanta Falcons running back and college star Junior Coffey has died. He was 79.

Coffey later became a horse trainer after his football career. The Thoroughbred Daily News reported he died Monday of congestive heart failure.

Coffey was an honorable mention All-American at Washington in the collegiate ranks and was one of the stars of the 1963 team that reached the Rose Bowl before losing to Dick Butkus-led Illino