Former NFL Tight End, JSU coach Calvin Magee has died at the age of 59

Calvin Magia former Tampa Bay end-time Buccaneers and coach at Jacksonville State University, has died … the school announced Friday.

He was 59 years old.

“Our hearts are broken by the loss of our beloved friend Calvin Maggie,” Rich Rodriguez, said in a statement the head coach of JSU Gamecocks. “Calvin was a great husband, a great father and grandfather, a great coach, a great friend and a great man.”

“He has influenced my life and the lives of many others in such a positive way. Our thoughts and prayers with his wonderful family – wife Rosedaughters Jade and Jasmineson Brysan, his grandchildren, and all his friends and relatives. Our world is smaller, but the sky has become better. “

“I miss him very much. I love you, my brother,” Rich added.

Maggie, whose coaching career began in the early ’90s at Tampa Catholic High School in Florida, joined Rodriguez’s staff after leaving Duke University last December.

For more than two decades, Maggie’s coaching experience has stopped in South Florida, West Virginia, Michigan, Pittsburgh, Arizona, New Mexico and Ole Miss.

In 2007, Magee was named AFCA’s assistant coach of the year after helping lead the WVU to an 11-2 record, the Big East Championship and the Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma.

Maggie spent 4 seasons in the NFL after being drafted from South College, where he played in 56 games for Bucs org.

In these games, Magi started with 34 and recorded 114 receptions, 1,379 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Magee is survived by his wife Rose and their children Jade, Jasmine and Bryson.