[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7746]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING NICK BUONICONTI

  (Ms. SHALALA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SHALALA. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of my friend Nick 
Buoniconti, the humanitarian and football legend. He passed away on 
July 30, 2019, at the age of 78.
  Nick's career with the Miami Dolphins began in 1969. With his help, 
the Dolphins went undefeated in 1972, culminating with a Super Bowl 
victory. The team won the Super Bowl the next year as well and remains 
the only team in the National Football League to go an entire season 
undefeated.
  After Nick retired from professional football, his son Marc sustained 
a spinal cord injury in a college football game, leaving him paralyzed 
from the neck down.
  After this, Nick dedicated himself to focusing on his son's health 
and supporting the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, of which Marc 
currently serves as president.
  In addition, Nick and his family founded the Buoniconti Fund to Cure 
Paralysis, which has raised over $500 million in support of the Miami 
Project's research objectives.
  Nick Buoniconti's influence will be felt in Miami for years to come. 
We will remember him with love and pride.

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