{"id":873599,"date":"2026-10-07T05:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/873599\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T05:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:46:15","slug":"former-alabama-head-coach-dennis-franchione-dead-at-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/873599\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Alabama Head Coach Dennis Franchione dead at 75"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Alabama coach Dennis Franchione died Tuesday at 75 after a lengthy battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/97622e75-1a4e-4b50-ace8-2898235bc25c_1718283857.file.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Patrick Pierce\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">Former Alabama coach Dennis Franchione died Tuesday at 75 after a lengthy battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">&gt;&gt; IMPORTANT ISSUES: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvtm13.com\/investigative\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WVTM 13 Investigates<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"2\">Franchione was first diagnosed with cancer in 2016 and later beat it. <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"3\">The cancer returned in 2021. <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"4\">He went into full remission, but it returned again this year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/sports\/spt-columns-blogs\/mac-engel\/article317440678.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/a>, which first reported his death.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"5\">&gt;&gt; AROUND THE COUNTRY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/national-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National coverage from WVTM 13<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"6\">Franchione led the Crimson Tide for two seasons, from 2001 to 2002, and had a 17-8 record. He left the University of Alabama after the 2002 season to become head coach at Texas A&amp;M.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"7\">&gt;&gt; FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WVTM13\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WVTM13\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@wvtm13news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wvtm13\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"8\">Franchione spent five seasons as Texas A&amp;M\u2019s head coach and later coached at Texas State.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"11\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/sports\/college\/aggies\/article\/dennis-franchione-dead-obit-coach-fran-22464575.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Houston Chronicle<\/a> contributed to this article.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"13\">This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available. 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