Dolphins Bob Heinz cause of death
Miami Dolphins defensive tackles Manny Fernandez and Bob Heinz (72) tackle Dallas Cowboys running back Walt Garrison (32) during Super Bowl VI at Tulane Stadium on Jan. 16, 1972. Mandatory Credit: Tony Tomsic-USA TODAY Sports Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)
Defensive lineman Bob Heinz, who started eight games for the Miami Dolphins team that finished the 1972 NFL season undefeated, died Saturday, Oct. 31. He was 79.
Heinz won two Super Bowls, in 1973 and 1974, in his nine-year NFL career with the Dolphins (1969-77) and Washington (1978). Heinz played 122 games and recorded nine sacks.
Heinz was the Dolphins’ second-round pick in the 1969 NFL Draft out of the University of the Pacific. Three years later, he was an integral part of the “No Name Defense” that helped the Dolphins become the first — and still only — NFL team to finish a season with no losses.
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Heinz started all three playoff games for the Dolphins in 1971, 1972, and 1973.
Bob Heinz, who played DT for the Miami Dolphins from 1969-1977, has passed away at 79, his son John said Tuesday. Bob was a member of the “No-Name Defense” and a starter on the only undefeated team in NFL history. pic.twitter.com/RkJ8Rk99ZE
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