Professional Football Player. He was a former member of the Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers. He set a National Football League record with 11 receptions for 104 yards and two touchdowns in a 26 to 21 Cincinnati loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the 1982 Super Bowl. He was selected as the 30th pick in the first round of the 1979 NFL draft by the Bengals and helped lead the team to the American Football Conference championship in 1981. He was a star college football player for the Northeastern University Huskies and also played professional football with the New Orleans/Portland Breakers of the United States Football League from 1984 to 1985. He was a first team college All-American and led the nation in receiving his senior year as a tight end. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. He died at a local hospital after collapsing at his home from an apparent heart attack following an exercise workout. He was 49 years old at the time of his death.
Professional Football Player. He was a former member of the Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers. He set a National Football League record with 11 receptions for 104 yards and two touchdowns in a 26 to 21 Cincinnati loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the 1982 Super Bowl. He was selected as the 30th pick in the first round of the 1979 NFL draft by the Bengals and helped lead the team to the American Football Conference championship in 1981. He was a star college football player for the Northeastern University Huskies and also played professional football with the New Orleans/Portland Breakers of the United States Football League from 1984 to 1985. He was a first team college All-American and led the nation in receiving his senior year as a tight end. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. He died at a local hospital after collapsing at his home from an apparent heart attack following an exercise workout. He was 49 years old at the time of his death.
Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.
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