Tom DeLeone, a two-time Pro Bowl center for the Cleveland Browns, passed away early Sunday morning at the age of 65 after a battle with brain cancer.
The news was reported by Nate Ulrich at The Akron Beacon Journal and confirmed by the Browns.
DeLeone was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 1972 NFL Draft out of Ohio State. He spent two years in Cincinnati before being traded to the Atlanta Falcons, who put DeLeone on waivers after he was injured. The Houston Oilers claimed him only to release him a few days later.