Bengals Mourn Homer Rice

Geoff Hobson

When Homer Rice died earlier this week at 97 in Atlanta, he was hailed for his cutting-edge career in college administration. But Bengaldom paused to remember a highly-regarded offensive coach who led the franchise for 27 games from 1978-79.

"He was a visionary," recalled Dave Lapham, the long-time radio analyst who played for him. "In practice, he would make insightful comments about how and