Gary Gaines Cause of Death: What Happened To Gary Gaines?

Gary Gaines Death Cause: Information reaching Ngnews 247, Legendary Permian football coach Gary Gaines has perished at the age of 73. Let’s see how he died and the Permian coach Cause of death in detail.

How Did Gary Gaines Die?

According to a statement from the Gaines family, Coach Gary Gaines, 73, died on Monday after a prolonged battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Coach Gaines rose to fame in the 1980s by serving as an inspiration for the Friday Night Lights series, but by the mid-1990s he had established himself as a Big Country icon.

His family released a statement, which read: “It is with great sadness that coach Gary Gaines’ family announces his peaceful passing this afternoon after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Memorial plans will follow in the coming days. Announcement within. Thank you for keeping our family in your thoughts and prayers.”

Coach Gaines is survived by his wife Sharon Gaines and children Bradley Gaines and Nicole Gainesstrader.

Permian coach, Gary Gaines Cause of Death

Gaines, a Crane, Texas, native, was placed into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor in 2013 following a prolific coaching career that spanned four decades.

Gaines was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, in 2017.

A long-term illness with Alzheimer’s disease was Permian coach Cause of death.

He was the head coach at Permian from 1986-89 and again from 2009-12.

The 1988 team was chronicled in the bestselling book “Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team and A Dream,” by H.G. Bissinger.

The book later acclimated into the 2004 film of the exact name, starring Billy Bob Thornton as Gaines. Ngnews 247