Perfect season Dolphin Jim Mandich Member dead at 62

MIAMI (AP) — Jim Mandich, who won two Super Bowl rings with the Miami Dolphins and later became a popular radio announcer for the team, died Tuesday at age 62, The dolphins who 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 game broadcasts last season.Mandich was a tight end for the dolphins, when they reached the NFL's only perfect season in 1972, and he helped them to repeat as Super Bowl champions the following year.In addition, working as a color commentator for most of the past 20 seasons, Mandich hosted a call-in radio program and lunches for dolphins Touchdown Club. "I was sad to hear of Jim's passing," said Hall of Fame coach Don Shula, who coached Mandich in 1970-1977. "I have always looked to him as a guy who was brilliant, well prepared and competitive. He was someone who could rely on as a player and was instrumental in the success that we had during his time with the dolphins. "Mandich won a large following for his unabashed support for the home team and his signature call" All right, Miami! " But it was also Candid in his criticism, such as when Bill Parcells gave up control of football operations before last season. "He was a hired gun. "It was a personality Mandich said."Came in; leave two years later. I feel like taking Listerine and wash my mouth out, because it feels good to me. "Before being drafted in the first year of Shula with dolphins in 1970, Mandich was a captain of Michigan in 1969, leading the Wolverines to a co-Big Ten championship and an appearance in the Rose Bowl. He was a first team all-American and was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. "Mandich, I played a perfect season and Super Bowl, "he said in 2008. "But I'm more proud of playing for the corn and the blue".Mandich also played for the dolphins until 1977, then spent a season with Pittsburgh before retiring. He had 121 career receptions, including 23 for touchdowns.Funeral arrangements were not announced.