Nicholas Anthony Buoniconti is a former AFL and NFL Hall of Fame linebacker, who played for the Boston Patriots and Miami Dolphins. AFL logo The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities. ... The Pro Football Hall of Fame is actually the National Football Leagues Hall of Fame. ... The defensive team or defense in American football or Canadian football, is the team that begins a play from scrimmage not in possession of the ball. ... The New England Patriots are a National Football League team based in Foxboro, Massachusetts Founded: 1960, as a charter American Football League member. ... Conference AFC Division East Year Founded 1966 Home Field Dolphins Stadium City Miami, Florida Team Colors Aqua Green, Coral Orange, Blue, and White Head Coach Nick Saban League Championships (2) Super Bowl: 1972 (VII), 1973 (VIII) Conference Championships (5) AFC: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984 Division Championships (12) AFC East...

Born on December 15, 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts, Buoniconti graduated from Notre Dame, and was drafted by the Patriots in the thirteenth round of the 1962 AFL draft. He made an immediate impact with the Patriots for, helping the team capture the 1963 AFL Eastern Division title. With Boston, he appeared in five AFL All-Star Games, and recorded 24 interceptions, which is still the seventh-most in team history. He was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 1969. December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: City of Homes Founded Incorporated May 14, 1636   County Hampden County Mayor Charles Ryan (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 86. ... Not to be confused with the University of Notre Dame Australia The University of Notre Dame is a leading Roman Catholic institution of higher learning, named for and consecrated under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary. ... The NFL draft is an annual event in which National Football League franchises take turns selecting amateur football players and other first-time eligible players. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

He continued to play well with the Dolphins, from the years 1969-1974 and 1976, where his leadership led him to become a cornerstone of the team's defense. During his years there, the team advance to three consecutive Super Bowl appearaces, one of which was the team's 1972 undefeated season. In 1973, he recorded a then-team record 162 tackles (91 unassisted). He was named to the Pro Bowl in 1972 and 1973. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy The first Super Bowl was played in 1967, as commemorated by this stamp issued in 1999 by the United States Postal Service featuring the ticket for that first game. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Pro Bowl is the National Football Leagues all-star game. ...

In recent years, he has become the most outspoken member of the 1972 Undefeated Season team. It is rumored that he leads a champagne toast every year after the last remaining undefeated team loses for the first time. (It is worth noting that several teams, while not finishing the season undefeated, have finished the regular season with fifteen wins--one more than the 1972 Dolphins.)

Nick put his verbal talent to use as a co-host of the HBO series Inside the NFL until 2001. That same year, Nick was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1985, after his son Marc had suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury in a college football game, he became the public face of the group that founded the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, now one of the world's leading neurological research centers. ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This article is about the year. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis is a research center dedicated to research in the field of paralysis and spinal cord injury, with the eventual object of finding a cure for paralyzing injuries. ...