name. Upon being told that it's Nick Buoniconti, the passerby says, "No, that's not it." Buoniconti was a co-host of the HBO series Inside the NFL'' until 2001. That same year, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Buoniconti is a member of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. Buoniconti openly shared that he struggled with neurological issues, with one or several different diagnoses potentially being the cause. On November 3, 2017, he announced that he would posthumously donate his brain to aid CTE research. In March 2018, he joined with former NFL stars Harry Carson and Phil Villapiano to support a parent initiative called Flag Football Under 14, which advises no tackle football under that age. Death Buoniconti died of pneumonia on July 30, 2019, in Bridgehampton, New York, at the age of 78. See also List of American Football League players References External links New England Patriots bio 1940 births 2019 deaths American Football League players American football middle linebackers American people of Italian descent Boston Patriots players Miami Dolphins players National Football League announcers Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players American Conference Pro Bowl players American Football League All-Star players American Football League All-Time Team Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Suffolk University Law School alumni Sportspeople from Springfield, Massachusetts Players of American football from Massachusetts Deaths from pneumonia in New York (state)