Nick Buoniconti
FILE - Len Dawson, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, is pictured getting ready to throw a pass, Nov. 18, 1966, in Kansas City, Mo. Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson, who helped the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl title, died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. He was 87. (AP Photo/William P. Straeter, File)
Hall of Fame Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson dies at 87

By Dave Skretta Aug. 24, 2022 08:28 AM EDT

New Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill holds his first news conference among family members and the media in Miami Gardens, Fla., Thursday, March 24, 2022. Offensive tackle Terron Armstead and Hill both participated in the news conference after being acquired by the Dolphins. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)
After landing Hill, the draft may be uneventful for Dolphins

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 22, 2022 07:17 PM EDT

FILE - Washington Redskins coach George Allen, right, talks to newsmen Jan. 14, 1973, after his team was defeated by the Miami Dolphins in the NFL football Super Bowl in Los Angeles. (AP Photo, File)
AP WAS THERE: Dolphins complete perfect season in 14-7 win

By Bruce Lowitt Feb. 01, 2022 01:56 PM EST

FILE - Miami Dolphins' head coach Don Shula, left, and Washington Redskins' defense coach Charley Winner inspect the turf at the Los Angeles Coliseum before the start of Super Bowl game on Jan. 14, 1973 in Los Angeles. The 1973 game was the last Super Bowl held at the Coliseum, which originally was built for the 1932 Summer Olympics and remodeled several times. (AP Photo/File)
Analysis: Miami's unbeaten season still stands test of time

By Barry Wilner Feb. 01, 2022 01:56 PM EST

In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020 photo, Marc Buoniconti, who was paralyzed from the shoulders down making a tackle in college in 1985, poses for a portrait in his office at the The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis in Miami. As the Super Bowl returns to Miami this week, Marc has mixed feelings about the sport. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Paralyzed at 19, Buoniconti has mixed feelings on football

By Steven Wine Jan. 30, 2020 01:38 PM EST

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula is greeted on the field by former players during half time at an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The 1972 undefeated team was celebrated on the field. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Don Shula at 90: His wife says he has a 'beautiful life'

By Steven Wine Jan. 03, 2020 01:13 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2005, file photo, President Bush awards baseball legend Frank Robinson the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, died Feb. 7, 2019. He was 83. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)
Sports losses in 2019: Newcombe, Robinson, Starr, Havlicek

By Fred Lief Dec. 29, 2019 12:01 PM EST

FILE - This March 31, 1963, file photo showing Boston Celtics' John Havlicek going to the basket against Cincinnati Royals Bob Booser (13) and Hub Reed in the fourth period of a semifinal playoff at Boston Garden in Boston. Havlicek, whose steal of Hal Green's inbounds pass in the final seconds of the 1965 Eastern Conference finals against the Philadelphia 76ers remains one of the most famous plays in NBA history, died April 25, 2019. He was 79. (AP Photo/Frank C. Curtin, File)
Sports losses in 2019: Newcombe, Robinson, Starr, Havlicek

By Fred Lief Dec. 29, 2019 11:26 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2007 file photo former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, left, talks with former players from the 1972 undefeated team during a halftime ceremony at a football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. From left: Shula, Larry Seiple (20), Jim Kiick (21), Mercury Morris (22) and Lloyd Mumphord (26). The perfection of the 1972 Miami Dolphins has earned them the nod as the NFL’s greatest team. The 1972 Dolphins edged the 1985 Chicago Bears for the NFL’s greatest team in balloting by 59 national media members as part of the NFL’s celebration of its 100th season. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, file)
Perfection with a title makes 1972 Dolphins NFL’s top team

By Barry Wilner Nov. 15, 2019 10:00 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2008, file photo, Pro Football Hall of Fame player Nick Buoniconti, right, and his son Marc Buoniconti arrive for the 23rd Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner in New York. Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed and such sports stars as Dwyane Wade, Wladimir Klitschko, Chase Utley, Matt Biondi, Christian Vieri, Amy Van Dyken-Rouen and Meghan Duggan will be honored by The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis on Monday night, Oct. 7, 2019, at the organization’s annual gala. The night really will be dedicated to the late Nick Buoniconti.(AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, FIle)
Remembering Nick: Miami Project gala to honor Buoniconti

By The Associated Press Oct. 04, 2019 01:08 PM EDT

FILE - This is a 1973 file photo showing Miami Dolphins football player Jim Langer in Los Angeles. Pro Football Hall of Fame center Jim Langer, who was literally in the middle of the Miami Dolphins’ 1972 perfect season, has died at the age of 71. Langer died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, at a Coon Rapids, Minnesota hospital near his home of a sudden heart-related problem, said his wife, Linda. (AP Photo/George Brich, Fle)
Ex-Dolphins Hall of Fame center Jim Langer dies at 71

By Steven Wine Aug. 30, 2019 02:36 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2015, file photo, former Miami Dolphins player Nick Buoniconti (85) is presented a football by former player and current Dolphins senior vice president of special projects and alumni relations, Nat Moore (89) during the Dolphins All-Time 50th Anniversary Team ceremony during half time at an NFL football game against the New York Giants, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, an undersized overachiever who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the NFL's only perfect season, has died at the age of 78. Bruce Bobbins, a spokesman for the Buoniconti family, said he died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in Bridgehampton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
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Jul. 31, 2019 12:00 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2012, file photo, Nick Buoniconti, former Miami Dolphins player and member of the 1972 undefeated team, in introduced during the half time show of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, in Miami. Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, an undersized overachiever who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the NFL's only perfect season, has died at the age of 78. Bruce Bobbins, a spokesman for the Buoniconti family, said he died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in Bridgehampton, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, FIle)
Jaguars-Dolphins 12/16/2012

Jul. 31, 2019 11:48 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 28, 1989, file photo, Marc Buoniconti, left, and his father, former Miami Dolphins player Nick Buoniconti, speak after Marc received the American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Award at the Supreme Court in Washington. Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, an undersized overachiever who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the NFL's only perfect season, has died at the age of 78. Bruce Bobbins, a spokesman for the Buoniconti family, said he died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in Bridgehampton, N.Y. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Dolphins Hall of Fame linebacker Buoniconti dead at 78

By Steven Wine Jul. 31, 2019 11:22 AM EDT

Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti, who helped lead Dolphins to NFL's only perfect season, dies at 78

Jul. 31, 2019 11:22 AM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti, who helped lead Dolphins to NFL's only perfect season, dies at 78. ...