Nick Buoniconti

Games:	183
Interceptions:	32

Nick Buoniconti
	Buoniconti, circa 1975
No. 85
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	December 15, 1940; Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:	July 30, 2019 (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:
Games:	183
Interceptions:	32
	Player stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

Nicholas Anthony Buoniconti (Pronounced: Bone-uh-CON-tee) (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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