Nick Buoniconti, the driving force of the Dolphins' famed "No-Name Defense," passed away yesterday at the age of 78. He is survived by his wife, Lynn, two sons, Marc and Nick II, and a daughter, Gina.

Nick Buoniconti, the first big ... later playing a key role as the captain and driving force of the famed “No-Name Defense” in the Dolphins’ historic 1972 Perfect Season and in the repeat ...

Nick Buoniconti, a tenacious middle linebacker who won two Super Bowls in the 1970s with the Miami Dolphins and in retirement turned his doggedness to finding a cure for his son’s paralysis ...

Nick Buoniconti ... single game in 1968. Mr. Buoniconti played for the Dolphins from 1969 to 1974 and again in 1976. He was the leader of Miami’s famed “No-Name Defense” and in 1973 set ...

For the “No-Name Defense,” there is no more waiting.Today, Nick Buoniconti will become the first member of the Dolphins’ vaunted defensive unit of the early 1970s to receive membership in ...

Nick Buoniconti, who anchored the Miami Dolphins’ No-Name Defense of the 1970s Super Bowl teams and co-founded The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, has died at age 78, the family announced ...

THE REASONS SHOULD HAVE been self evident, but Nick Buoniconti was more ... a bond created by that 17-0 season. Buoniconti, who anchored the no-name defense, and for the past 20 years has helped ...

Nick Buoniconti was the biggest name on the Dolphins’ “No-Name Defense,” and that was only one chapter in a busy professional life that included stints as a television host, agent ...

DAVIE – Nat Moore will remember his former teammate and agent, Nick ... 78. Buoniconti spent eight years with the Dolphins where he won two Super Bowls and spearheaded the No-Name Defense ...

There was no crying until the end. It wasn’t that kind of memorial for so much of the night. There were smiles and laughter about Nick Buoniconti’s life, hugs and memories, doctors and civic ...