Larry Beightol, a former Green Bay Packers offensive line coach, passed away on Thursday in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the age of 81. The cause of death was heart failure, dementia, and complications from diabetes. Beightol served as the Packers’ offensive line coach from 1999 to 2005 and coached four players who later entered the Packers Hall of Fame: center Frank Winters, guard Marco Rivera, and tackles Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher.
Born in Pittsburgh and raised in North Carolina, Beightol played college football at Catawba College before beginning his coaching career at William & Mary College. He briefly served as head coach at Louisiana Tech in 1979 before spending most of his coaching career working as an offensive line coach for eight different NFL teams. These teams include the Falcons in 1986, the Buccaneers from 1987 to 1988, the Chargers in 1989, the Jets from 1990 to 1994, the Oilers in 1995, the Dolphins from 1996 to
