Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Former New York Giants defensive back and color commentator Dick Lynch died this morning, the National Football League team said. He was 72.Lynch played nine seasons with the Giants and Washington Redskins between 1958 and 1966, appearing in four championship games and earning one Pro Bowl selection while playing with teammates including Sam Huff, Andy Robustelli, Dick Nolan and Frank Gifford.
In both 1961 and 1963, he led the NFL with nine interceptions. In 1963 he also led the league with 251 return yards and three touchdowns.
``I had a great career,'' he said during a 2005 ceremony naming him ``Giants Alumni Man of the Year.'' ``I played with the best group of men you could play with. We hung together.''
The Oceanside, New York, native retired from the league in 1966 and was selling bonds until he began working as a color commentator for Giants radio broadcasts, a job that continued through this year.
The Giants' statement made no mention of survivors or services.
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