Some really unfortunate news is coming out of the Purdue Boilermakers football family. Joe Tiller, whose career at Purdue could certainly be described as legendary, passed a little before 7 a.m. Saturday morning. He was 74-years-old.

The university confirmed the death by way of Twitter.

Joe Tiller is the program's all-time winningest football coach.

A man who is often credited with at least helping the spread offense get going in college football, Tiller had stints in the Canadian Football League, as well as Wyoming and Montana State that are also on his resume.

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Tiller retired to Buffalo, Wyo., following the 2008 season, winner of 87 games over 12 seasons at Purdue. With the Boilermakers alone, he led Purdue to 10 bowl games — highlighted by the 2001 Rose Bowl — in those dozen seasons.

At Wyoming, he became a heralded quarterback whisper of sorts. Implementing his style of offense, here are some incredible QB performances had despite lackluster team success:

  1. 1991: QB Tom Corontzos threw for 2,868 yards with 19 TD vs 8 INT.
  2. 1992: RB Dwight Driver ran for 1,027 yards with 11 TD.
  3. 1993: QB Joe Hughes threw for 3,135 yards with 24 TD vs 10 INT. RB Ryan Christopherson ran for 1,014 yards with 9 TD.
  4. 1994: QB John Gustin threw for 2,757 yards with 17 TD vs 13 INT. RB Ryan Christopherson ran for 1,455 yards with 10 TD.
  5. 1995: QB Josh Wallwork threw for 2,363 yards with 21 TD vs 13 INT. WR Marcus Harris had 1,423 yards with 14 TD.
  6. 1996: QB Josh Wallwork threw for 4,090 yards with 33 TD vs 15 INT. WR Marcus Harris had 109 catches for 1,650 yards with 13 TD.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Joe Tiller, his family and those who he connected with over the years.