Miami Dolphins to Honor Jim Mandich

Jim Mandich, the who died of cancer last week at 62, will be inducted into the honor roll of the Miami Dolphins, according to the Plain Dealer.

He will be only the 22nd person inducted into the honor roll. The news was announced at the end of a two-hour program paying tribute to Mandich, who went on to become a broadcaster for the Dolphins after his playing career. According to the newspaper, a crowd of about 2,500 at the Dolphins' stadium included five Pro Football Hall of Famers, among them Don Shula, who was Mandich's coach from 1970 to 1977.

Mandich was a tight end for the Dolphins when they achieved the NFL's only perfect season in 1972, and he helped them repeat as Super Bowl champions the following year.

Mandich was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004 after his career at the University of Michigan, and had been the color analyst for radio broadcasts for much of the last 20 years. At Solon, Mandich was also a track and field star, setting school records in the shot put and discus.