TEXT: "FILE - In this Nov. 17, 1982, file photo, New England Patriots coach Ron Meyer talks with the media in Foxborough, Mass. From SMU's ""Pony Express"" to the NFL's infamous ""Snowplow Game,"" former college and professional football coach Ron Meyer was in the middle of some of the game's most controversial and colorful teams and moments in the 1980s. Meyer died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Austin, Texas, at age 76.  (AP Photo/Paul Benoit, File)"