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Gary Gaines, coach of ‘Friday Night Lights’ fame, dead at 73

FILE - Former coach Gary Gaines, top, thanks his assistant coaches and players for their work over the years during his acceptance speech after being inducted to Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor, July 31, 2013, at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family says the former coach died in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. (Ryan Evon/Odessa American via AP)

FILE - Odessa Permian head coach Gary Gaines, center, watches his high school football players work out in Odessa, Texas, May 21, 2009. Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family says the former coach died in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. (AP Photo/Kevin Buehler, File)

FILE - Odessa Permian head coach Gary Gaines walks off the practice field after a high school football workout in Odessa, Texas, May 21, 2009. Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family says the former coach died in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. (AP Photo/Kevin Buehler, File)

Gary Gaines, coach of ‘Friday Night Lights’ fame, dead at 73