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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)

Dolphins Hall of Fame linebacker Buoniconti dead at 78

By STEVEN WINE - Associated Press

Nick Buoniconti will donate brain to support research of CTE

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FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2006, file photo, Marc Buoniconti, left, who was paralyzed from the neck down during a Citadel football game in 1985, watches the first half of Citadel's game against Chattanooga with his father Nick, right, as they wait for halftime, when his jersey was retired in Charleston, S.C., on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006. Marc Buoniconti has been confined to a wheelchair for 32 years. Through those decades his father Nick has been his companion. Marc calls Nick his &quot;savior.&quot; Now it is Nick who needs Marc's inspiration. (AP Photo/Alice Keeney, File)

Paralyzed ex-player Marc Buoniconti assists ailing father

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

Perfect-season Dolphins invited to White House

By STEVEN WINE - Associated Press