{
  "id": 5019147,
  "title": "Ex-Lion Kippy Brown, associate coach on winless 0-16 team, dies at 77",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ex-lion-kippy-brown-associate-coach-on-winless-0-16-team-dies-at-77",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T05:02:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ex-lion-kippy-brown-associate-050219875.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Detroit Lions assistant coach Kippy Brown passed away at the age of 77 on Monday, Aug. 31. Brown was Rod Marinelli's associate coach during the Lions' 0-16 winless season in 2008, a season in which Detroit was outscored 517-268. Throughout his career, Brown coached for seven different teams, with his tenure in 2008 being particularly notable for the Lions' historic losing record.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}