One of the most important figures in University of Iowa athletics history, as well as college football overall, has passed away, according to multiple sources.

Hayden Fry, who was the head coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team from 1979 to 1998, has died. He was 90 years old.

Fry had health issues at various stages of his life, including prostate cancer in the late 1990s, for which he successfully received treatment. His family said that he passed away after a renewed long battle with cancer.

"We are proud to know that our father’s life had a positive influence on so many people, the players, the coaches, and the fans who played for, worked with, and supported his long and successful coaching career. His legend will live forever with the people he touched and inspired, and the programs he led to greater heights," Fry's family said, in a statement.