Former NFL linebacker Steve Kiner died Thursday, the National Football Foundation announced. Kiner was 77.
Kiner played at the University of Tennessee from 1967-69, earning consensus All-America honors in 1968 and unanimous All-America honors in 1969. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
Kiner appeared in the 1970 Senior Bowl, and the Cowboys selected him in the third round of the 1970 draft. He played nine NFL seasons with Dallas, New England and Houston.
He appeared in 114 games but only 14 of those came with the Cowboys despite his special teams play as a rookie.