A perfect season, dolphins Jim Mandich died in 62

Miami (AP) — Jim Mandich, who won two Super Bowl rings with the Miami Dolphins and became later a popular radio announcer for the team, died Tuesday at age 62 ?????????. Confirmed the death of Mandich, who was also a star at Michigan. He was diagnosed with cancer of the bile-duct in early 2010, but continued to work on a game last season broadcasts.Mandich was a tight end for the dolphins when they reached season of NFL perfect only in 1972, he helped them to repeat as Super Bowl Champions next year. Besides working as a color commentator for most of the past 20 seasons, call radio program hosted by Mandich-ins and luncheons for the touchdown Club of dolphins. "I was sad to hear about the death of Jim," said Hall of Fame coach Don Shula, who coached Mandich in 1970-1977. "I always looked at him like a guy who was light, well prepared. It was a man who I could trust as an actor, played an important role in the success we had at the time of his stay with the dolphins. "The following wide for Mandich was his unabashed support for the group home, and his signature" all right, Miami! "but it was his candid criticism had roused the criticism as well, such as when Bill Parcells and the control of football operations before last season."He was a hired gun. He was, "said Mandich. "He came, he leaves two years later. I feel like taking Listerine, washing my mouth, because it didn't feel good to me. "Before he was drafted in the first year of Minesweeper with the dolphins in 1970, was a captain in the Michigan Mandich in 1969, leading the Wolverines co-big ten and was a bowl of rose. He was All-American first-team, he was a member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. "I play the perfect season, magic, "said Mandich in 2008. "But I'm proud of playing for the corn and blue."Mandich played dolphins until 1977 and then spent one season with Pittsburgh before retiring. He had 121 career receptions, including 23 for touchdowns wasn't already announced the funeral arrangements..