A member of the undefeated 1972 Dolphins Super Bowl team and decorated college wide receiver has died at age 81.
After a stellar college career, he spent 11 years with Miami. He caught a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl that concluded the team’s undefeated season.
Twilley was one of the members of the Hurricane’s 1964 Bluebonnet Bowl team who was honored last October when TU rallied to beat UTSA, 46-45.
Howard Twilley, a receiver on the Miami Dolphins ' undefeated 1972 team and two-time Super Bowl champion, died on Wednesday ...
Dolphins receiver Howard Twilley died Wednesday, the team announced. He was 81. No cause of death was given.
Twilley caught a touchdown pass in Super Bowl 7 against the Washington Redskins, a 14-7 victory that capped Miami's 17-0 season.
Two-time Super Bowl champion Howard Twilley, a member of the Miami Dolphins' undefeated 1972 team, has died at 81.