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Jerry Vainisi, the Chicago Bears' general manager when they won their lone Super Bowl championship, has died, the team announced on Wednesday.
The team said he died on Tuesday aged 80, in suburban Oak Park, Illinois.
A Chicago native who attended Georgetown University and Chicago-Kent College of Law, Vainisi joined the Bears in 1972 as controller and worked as the team's treasurer and lawyer. He became the team's general manager in 1983 after Jim Finks resigned.
Vainisi remained in that role for four years. He oversaw contract negotiations and worked with coach Mike Ditka and player personnel director Bill Tobin to run the team.
Jerry Vainisi, pictured in April, was the Chicago Bears GM for its only Super Bowl triumph
Vainisi was GM between 1983 and 1986, helping to guide the Bears to the Super Bowl in 1985
'I will always appreciate the few years I spent with Jerry and am forever grateful for his decision to hire me as the Bears controller in
