Longtime NFL scouting specialist Tom Modrak dies at 74 (Yahoo Sports)

Longtime NFL scouting and personnel specialist Tom Modrak, who broke into the league with his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers, has died. Modrak spent the past five years serving as executive director of BLESTO, a scouting service affiliated with numerous NFL teams. Modrak began his career as a part-time scout with the Steelers in 1973 before being hired by the team full-time in 1978.