CLEVELAND (AP) -- Tom DeLeone, the tough-nosed center who made two Pro Bowls during 11 seasons with the Cleveland Browns, has died. He was 65.
DeLeone was the center for Cleveland's ''Kardiac Kids'' team led by quarterback Brian Sipe, who was voted the NFL's MVP in 1980. DeLeone, who played at Ohio State, started 104 games for the Browns.
He was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2011. Good friend and former teammate Doug Dieken was informed Sunday that DeLeone passed away at his home in Park City, Utah.
''He was as feisty as they could be,'' said Dieken, the Browns' longtime radio analyst.