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What to know about Dave McGinnis, former Cardinals head coach and beloved Titans assistant, dead at 74

The article reports on the death of Dave McGinnis, a former NFL coach, and includes other sports-related headlines. It provides factual details about his passing and mentions his roles with the Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans.

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What happened

Dave McGinnis, former Cardinals head coach and beloved Titans assistant, dead at 74 Dave McGinnis, a former Arizona Cardinals head coach and Tennessee Titans assistant coach, died on Monday.

Why it matters

The Titans announced the death of McGinnis, who died after being hospitalized for an illness in early March.

Common ground

The Titans’ news release said that he passed away at Ascension St.

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The article reports on the death of Dave McGinnis, a former NFL coach, and includes other sports-related headlines. It provides factual details about his passing and mentions his roles with the Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Titans’ news release said that he passed away at Ascension St. Thomas.”
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Three web search results independently confirm McGinnis died at Ascension St. Thomas Midtown Hospital. The claim's normalized version matches this detail, and no contradictory evidence is present. Multiple sources consistently report the hospital location.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Timothy Jackson "Tim" Drake is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Marv Wolfman and Pat Broderick, he fi…
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Claim 2: “Dave McGinnis, a former Arizona Cardinals head coach and Tennessee Titans assistant coach, died on Monday. He was 74.”
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Multiple web search results and Wikipedia entries confirm Dave McGinnis died at age 74. The claim's normalized version aligns with Wikipedia's explicit death date (April 13, 2026) and his coaching roles. While the exact day of death (Monday) is not explicitly stated in all sources, the claim's phrasing is consistent with the reported timeline.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2000 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 81st season in the National Football League (NFL), their 102nd overall and their 13th in Arizona. The Cardinals ranked 24th in the NFL in total offense and 3…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2002 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise’s 83rd year with the National Football League (NFL), 15th season in Arizona and the second full season under head coach Dave McGinnis. It was Jake P…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David McGinnis (August 7, 1951 – April 13, 2026) was a National Football League (NFL) coach and college player who was the color commentator for the Tennessee Titans Radio Network. He was assistant he…
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Claim 3: “Former NFL head coach Dave McGinnis died Monday, the Titans announced. 'Coach Mac,' as he was affectionately known, was 74.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states Dave McGinnis died on April 13, 2026 (age 74) and confirms his nickname 'Coach Mac.' While the exact day of death (Monday) is not specified in the source, the claim's normalized version aligns with the authoritative reference. The nickname 'Coach Mac' is also corroborated by the Wikipedia entry.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1975 ABA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association's 1974–75 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Kentucky Colonels defeating the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David McGinnis (August 7, 1951 – April 13, 2026) was a National Football League (NFL) coach and college player who was the color commentator for the Tennessee Titans Radio Network. He was assistant he…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr. (born May 24, 1979), nicknamed T-Mac, is an American former professional basketball player, best known for his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). McGrady is a…
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Claim 4: “The Titans announced the death of McGinnis, who died after being hospitalized for an illness in early March.”
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The evidence for this claim includes unrelated web search results (e.g., coronavirus deaths, facelift mentions) that do not directly confirm McGinnis's hospitalization in early March. While claim 2's evidence mentions hospitalization, it is not explicitly tied to this claim's specific wording about 'early March.' No independent sources corroborate this exact detail.
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web search NEUTRAL — Eddie lived at Portishead, near Bristol, anddiedaftercontracting coronavirus whileinhospital receiving treatmentforheart failure.
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web search NEUTRAL — ...McGinniss, who was accompanied to the clinic by her 53-year-old partnerDavePettman, began seriously considering surgery when she was 42, and settled ...
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