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Bob Avellini, the former Chicago quarterback who teamed with Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton to lead the Bears to the 1977 playoffs, died Saturday. He was 70. The Bears said Avellini died afte...
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Bob Avellini, a former QB for the Bears who played in the NFL for nine seasons and spent every single one of them in the Windy City, passed away Saturday at 70.
A sixth-round draft pick out of Maryland in 1975, Avellini's miraculous 37-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Latta with three seconds left beat the Chiefs 28-27 in 1977 and sparked a six-game winning streak that put the Bears in the playoffs for the first time since 1963.
Former Chicago Bears quarterback Bob Avellini, who helped lead the team to the 1977 NFL playoffs after a 14-year drought, died at age 70, the team announced.