Posted on 05/16/2015 4:16:33 AM PDT by Perdogg
Cypriot native Garo Yepremian, the former NFL kicker who helped the Miami Dolphins win consecutive NFL championships but is best remembered for a Super Bowl blooper, died of cancer on Friday at the age of 70.
Yepremian's wife, Maritza, said he died at a hospital in Media, Pennsylvania. His illness was diagnosed in May 2014, she said.
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Too bad. RIP. Being a life-long Redskins fan, that was the first Super Bowl I remember seeing on TV.
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