(1940-12-15)December 15, 1940 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:
July 30, 2019(2019-07-30) (aged 78) Bridgehampton, New York, U.S.
Height:
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:
220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:
Cathedral (Springfield)
College:
Notre Dame
AFL draft:
1962 / Round: 13 / Pick: 102
Career history
Boston Patriots (1962–1968)
Miami Dolphins (1969–1974, 1976)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (VII, VIII)
2× Second-Team All-Pro (1972, 1973)
2× Pro Bowl (1972, 1973)
5× First-Team All-AFL (1964–1967, 1969)
3× Second-Team All-AFL (1962, 1963, 1968)
6× AFL All-Star (1963–1967, 1969)
AFL All-Time Team
Boston Patriots All-1960s Team
New England Patriots 35th Anniversary Team
New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team
New England Patriots Hall of Fame
Miami Dolphins Honor Roll
Dolphins Walk of Fame (2011)
Second-team All-American (1961)
Career NFL statistics
Games:
183
Interceptions:
32
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Nicholas Anthony Buoniconti (December 15, 1940 – July 30, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a middle linebacker in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Buoniconti played professionally for the Boston Patriots and Miami Dolphins, winning two Super Bowls with the Dolphins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001.[1]
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he rejected the White Sox's three-year $500,000 offer. His agent NickBuoniconti explained, "It's obvious that the White Sox can't afford Dent. He is...
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on CBS Radio coverage); Gary Bender; Paul Hornung; NickBuoniconti and Jack Whitaker. Buoniconti and Hornung served as sideline reporters; with Hornung...
led by American Football League MVP Jim Nance, Hall of Fame member NickBuoniconti and kicker and longtime Patriot announcer, Gino Cappelletti. Heisman...
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Washington Redskins quarterback Billy Kilmer to make a hurried throw, which NickBuoniconti intercepted and returned into Washington territory to set up the Dolphins'...
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