<P> Frey's first foray into film was his starring role in Let's Get Harry, a 1986 film about a group of plumbers who travel to Colombia to rescue a friend from a drug lord . Frey's next film appearance was a smaller role in Cameron Crowe's third film, Jerry Maguire (1996). Frey played the frugal general manager of the Arizona Cardinals football team who, in the film's climax, finally agrees to pay Cuba Gooding Jr.'s character, wide receiver Rod Tidwell, a large professional contract . </P> <P> Frey was married twice . From 1983 to 1988, he was married to artist Janie Beggs . He married dancer and choreographer Cindy Millican in 1990 . They had three children: a daughter Taylor, and two sons Deacon and Otis, and remained together until his death . Deacon Frey, since his father's death, has toured with the surviving Eagles . </P> <P> Since about 2000, Frey suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, which affected various joints of his body . The medication that he was prescribed to control the disease eventually led to colitis and pneumonia, and in November 2015, the Eagles announced that they were postponing their appearance at the Kennedy Center Honors as Frey required surgery for intestinal problems and a lengthy recovery period . Following surgery, he was placed in a medically - induced coma at Columbia University Medical Center . Frey died there on January 18, 2016 at the age of 67 from complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia, while recovering from gastrointestinal tract surgery . Medications for rheumatoid arthritis or ulcerative colitis can compromise the immune system's ability to fight off pneumonia . In January 2018, Frey's wife filed a suit against Mount Sinai Hospital and gastroenterologist Steven Itzkowitz for the wrongful death of Frey . </P> <P> Frey was publicly mourned by his friends, fellow musicians and bandmates including Don Henley, Randy Meisner, J.D. Souther, Jack Tempchin, Irving Azoff, Linda Ronstadt, Don Felder, and Bob Seger . At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, the remaining members of the Eagles and Jackson Browne performed "Take It Easy" in his honor . A life - sized statue of Frey was unveiled at the Standin' on the Corner Park in Winslow, Arizona, on September 24, 2016, to honor his songwriting contributions to "Take It Easy", made famous by the Eagles as their first single in 1972 . The road that runs next to the high school he attended now bears his name . </P>

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