He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and is currently serving as a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee.
“I have been so encouraged by the outpouring of love, prayers, and support from friends everywhere,” Slocum said in a statement.
He joined the Aggies as an assistant in 1972 and never left, other than one year as defensive coordinator at USC in 1981 before returning as defensive coordinator under Jackie Sherrill in 1982 and being elevated to head coach in 1989.