Jim Kiick, a key part of the Miami Dolphins’ three-pronged running attack during their rise to prominence in the early 1970s, has died at 73, the Miami Dolphins announced on Saturday evening.
Along with Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka and fellow running back Mercury Morris, Kiick was part of the greatest backfield in team history that helped the Dolphins pursue perfection in 1972, and win a second straight Super Bowl title the following season.
Kiick, who later became a private investigator for Broward’s public defenders office, spent his final days at Independence Hall assisted living facility in Wilton Manors.