Sam Cunningham, Who Starred at USC and in NFL, Dies at 71

Sam Cunningham, Who Starred at USC and in NFL, Dies at 71
Southern California fullback Sam Cunningham (L) and running back Anthony Davis embraces in locker room after USC.s 42-17 triumph in the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Ohio State in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 1, 1973. AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—Sam “Bam” Cunningham, an All-American fullback at Southern California who went on to a record-setting career with the New England Patriots, died Tuesday. He was 71.

He died at his home in Inglewood, according to the University of Souther California (USC), which spoke to his wife, Cine. She said the cause had yet to be determined.