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George Andrie, Pillar of Cowboys’ Doomsday Defense, Dies at 78

George Andrie, the Pro Bowl end on the Dallas Cowboys’ Doomsday Defense who was remembered for scoring an unlikely touchdown in the 1967 N.F.L. championship game in frigid Green Bay, Wis., in what became known as the Ice Bowl, died on Tuesday at his home in Woodway, Tex. He was 78.

His death was confirmed by the Cowboys, who said he was found to have dementia in 2014.

Andrie, who was 6-foot-6 and 250 pounds, played right end for the Cowboys from 1962 to 1972. He was named a first-team All-Pro in 1969, the last of five consecutive seasons in which he was chosen for the Pro Bowl.