Jake Scott
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 - In this Jan. 14, 1973, file photo, Miami Dolphins' Lloyd Mumphord, left, and Jake Scott (13) break up a pass to Washington Redskins' Charley Taylor near the goal line to stop a Redskins drive during NFL football's Super Bowl 7 in Los Angeles. Scott, the star safety who was the most valuable player in the Super Bowl that completed the Dolphins’ 1972 perfect season, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Atlanta. He was 75. Scott died after a fall down a stairway that left him in a coma, former teammate Dick Anderson said. (AP Photo, File)
Jake Scott, former Miami safety, Super Bowl MVP, dies at 75

By Steven Wine Nov. 19, 2020 08:21 PM EST

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

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