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Former Dallas Cowboys<\/a> center John Fitzgerald, a two-time Super Bowl champion, is dead at 77.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys’ team website announced he died Tuesday morning. No cause of death was given.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys selected Fitzgerald in the fourth round out of Boston College<\/a> after he played on both sides of the ball. He played both offensive guard and defensive tackle in college and was inducted into the school\u2019s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.<\/p>\n

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When he was a rookie, the Cowboys originally had Fitzgerald lined up as a defensive tackle, and he spent his rookie season on the taxi squad. In 1971, he moved to offense and was a backup guard on the team\u2019s Super Bowl-winning squad.<\/p>\n

In 1972, the team moved him to center, where he became a starter, and remained there until he retired. From 1973-80, Fitzgerald was the center for a Cowboys offense that finished in the top 10 in total yards in each of those eight seasons.<\/p>\n

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Fitzgerald was also the focal point for head coach Tom Landry\u2019s reintroduction to the shotgun offense, having no issue snapping the ball to Roger Staubach from a further distance. After the shotgun offense was added, the Cowboys made the Super Bowl in three out of four seasons, including a 27-10 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys, in Fitzgerald\u2019s 12 seasons at center, experienced significant success, reaching the playoffs 11 times, making nine NFC championship games and five Super Bowl appearances, winning two.<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald retired in 1982 after being placed on injured reserve prior to the 1981 season with a knee injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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