Buoniconti died Tuesday night, according to the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis – a group created by the legend and inspired after his son Marc became paralyzed during a college football game in 1985.
A native of Massachusetts, the undersized Buoniconti played college football at Notre Dame before being drafted by the AFL’s Boston Patriots and was later traded to the Dolphins where he spent seven seasons.
The two time All-Pro and Pro Bowler later was a successful lawyer and businessman before turning his attention to community service.
Buoniconti had recently announced he was battling neurological issues and would be donating his brain to help in researching CTE in former athletes.
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A native of Massachusetts, the undersized Buoniconti played college football at Notre Dame before being drafted by the AFL’s Boston Patriots and was later traded to the Dolphins where he spent seven seasons.
The two time All-Pro and Pro Bowler later was a successful lawyer and businessman before turning his attention to community service.
Buoniconti had recently announced he was battling neurological issues and would be donating his brain to help in researching CTE in former athletes.
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