Nick Buoniconti
Nicholas Anthony Buoniconti
Born: December 15, 1940
Springfield, MA USA
Deceased: July 30, 2019
Position: LB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 220
College: Notre Dame
High School: Cathedral (Springfield, MA)
Career: 1962-1976
Drafted: 1962 in Round 13, #102 overall (AFL) by the Boston Patriots
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001
Nick Buoniconti played from 1962 to 1976 during his career with the Boston Patriots and Miami Dolphins. Buoniconti accounted for 14 points in his professional career.
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Punt Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | AFL Boston Patriots | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Boston Patriots | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL Boston Patriots | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL Boston Patriots | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Boston Patriots | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 41 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Boston Patriots | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL Boston Patriots | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| AFL | 27 | 250 | 9.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| NFL | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 16 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 312 | 9.8 | 41 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1967 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1963 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1967 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 13 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 8 | 8 |
| 1969 | AFL | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 13 |
| 1970 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 13 |
| 1974 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 13 |
| 1976 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 11 | 0 |
Awards
- AFL Hall of Fame 1st team All-1960s Team
Honors
1962 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1963 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1963 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1963 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1963 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1964 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1969 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1972 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
