Jim LeClair, who played for the Cincinnati Bengals for 12 seasons, made the Pro Bowl in 1976 and started at linebacker in their Super Bowl XVI loss to the San Francisco 49ers in 1982, died Monday at age 69 in Mayville, North Dakota. He had been diagnosed years earlier with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, according to his obituary.
The former University of North Dakota star spent his entire National Football League career with the Bengals from 1972 to 1983.