Bennie Cunningham

Q: When did Bennie Cunningham die?

Bennie Cunningham died on April 23, 2018.

Q: How old was Bennie Cunningham when they died?

Bennie Cunningham was 63 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Bennie Cunningham's cause of death?

The cause of death of Bennie Cunningham was cancer.

Q: When was Bennie Cunningham born?

Bennie Cunningham was born on December 23, 1954.

Q: What was Bennie Cunningham's occupation?

Bennie Cunningham was an American football player.

Bennie Lee Cunningham Jr. (December 23, 1954 – April 23, 2018) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was born to Bennie Lee Cunningham Sr., and Carol Cunningham. He was selected 28th overall in the first round out of Clemson University in the 1976 NFL draft by the Steelers. During his career, he played in 118 games and caught 202 receptions for 2,879 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Cunningham's most famous play in the NFL was a game-winning touchdown in a Pittsburgh home game versus divisional rival Cleveland on September 24, 1978. It came on a flea-flicker play, culminating in a pass from Terry Bradshaw to Cunningham, who caught the ball in the back right corner of the end zone. It gave the Steelers a dramatic 15–9 victory over the Browns in sudden-death overtime.

On April 23, 2018, Cunningham died at age 63 at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where he had been fighting cancer for about three months.