Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - Former longtime Lourdes High School teacher and legendary football coach Joe Mayer has died.  

His family says Joe died Sunday.  He was 83.

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Mayer coached at Lourdes from 1957 to 1983 and during that 26-year span, his teams won 164 games.

They also won four Minnesota Catholic School League state titles and a state High School League championship in 1979. His success landed him in the Minnesota State Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1992.  

A memorial service will be held this Saturday at Macken Funeral Home, beginning at noon.

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