Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker D.D. Lewis died Tuesday at the age of 79.
Mississippi State, Lewis’ alma mater, mourned his death on social media:
Lewis, a sixth-round draft pick of the Cowboys in 1968, spent his entire 13-year NFL career in Dallas. During that time, he became a key piece in a defense that won a pair of Super Bowls in the 1970s.
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