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Ex-kicker Villanueva, Spanish TV pioneer, dies

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  • Associated Press

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Danny Villanueva, a former NFL kicker and a pioneer of Spanish-language television, has died. He was 77.

Family members and officials at New Mexico State University, where Villanueva was a member of the athletic hall of fame, confirmed that he died Thursday after suffering a stroke earlier this week.