Marc Buoniconti
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

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 - 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