George Andrie, who went from a standout player at Grand Rapids Catholic Central to standout with the Dallas Cowboys who played in "The Ice Bowl" game in 1967, has died.
Andrie died Tuesday in Woodway, Texas. He was 78.
Andrie played in five Pro Bowls as a defensive end with the Cowboys in the 1960s. In the 1967 NFL Championship game against the Green Bay Packers, he scored a touchdown in the game played that reached a low of 15-degrees below zero.
He was a part of the "Doomsday Defense" along with Bob Lilly, Willie Townes and Jethro Pugh and led the Cowboys in sacks four consecutive seasons (1964-67).
Overall, he played from 1962-72 with the Cowboys.
According to The Associated Press, Andrie's family has said he suffered from dementia.
He was also among the former players who sued the NFL over claims that the league knew repeated head blows could lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease.
Andrie was one of 29 men and women inducted into the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.