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Former Dolphins defensive tackle, Grey Cup MVP Chuck Klingbeil dies at 52

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MIAMI DOLPHINS NOSE TACKLE #99, CHUCK KLINGBEIL CELEBRATESS AS BENGAL’'S KICKER DOUG PELFREY AND HOLDER, LEE JOHNSON, ARE BENT OVER IN FRUSTRATION AFTER PELFREY MISSED A FIELD GOAL WITH 8 SECONDS REMAINING. MIAMI WON THE GAME 26-23 AT RIVERFRONT STADIUM IN

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Former Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Chuck Klingbeil has died at the age of 52, according to multiple reports.

Klingbeil was the defensive MVP of the 1989 Grey Cup while a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders before making his transition to the NFL with the Dolphins in 1991.

Klingbeil recovered a fumble from Green Bay Packers quarterback Don Majkowski for a touchdown in a 16-13 Dolphins victory that helped give Don Shula his 300th career victory as a head coach in Sept. 1991.

He appeared in 78 career games over five seasons with 65 starts for the Dolphins from 1991-95.