Pittsburgh Steelers great Bennie Cunningham  passed away Monday morning, April 23, 2018 at the age of 63 at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Cunningham had been fighting cancer and was in the Cleveland Clinic since early January.

He was Pittsburgh’s first-round pick in 1976 out of Clemson.

Cunningham played tight end for the Steelers for 10 seasons, starting 80 games and catching 20 touchdown passes. He was a member of the back-to-back Super Bowl champion teams in 1978-79.

He was named to the Steelers’ All-Time Team in 2007 for the franchise’s 75th anniversary.