Buddy Ryan, the famed inventor of the 46 defense who was carried off the field by his players after the Bears' victory in Super Bowl XX, died Tuesday morning.<br />He was 82.<br />Ryan spent 26 seasons as an NFL coach and was a part of three staffs that appeared in Super Bowls, but his crowning achievement was as defensive coordinator of the 1985 Bears.<br />Ryan, the father of Bills head coach Rex Ryan and Buffalo defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, was one of the most brash, bold men in NFL history.
