Former Cleveland Browns center Tom DeLeone died Sunday morning after he was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2011, per Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal (via Ohio.com).
DeLeone was 65 years old when he died.
DeLeone played for Ohio State University during his collegiate career, and the Cincinnati Bengals selected him in the fifth round of the 1972 draft. He was a long snapper in Cincinnati before he joined the Browns and eventually earned the starting center role. He was with Cleveland from 1974 to 1984 and made the Pro Bowl in 1979 and 1980.