Howard Kindig

Howard Wayne Kindig, Jr. (born June 22, 1941) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 10 seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football for the Los Angeles State Diablos.

Kindig started his NFL career as a defensive end with the San Diego Chargers in 1965. After 3 seasons with San Diego he moved to the Bills, where he played defensive end, offensive tackle and center.

Kindig was the long snapper for the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins, which completed a 17-0 season by defeating the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII. Kindig broke his thumb during the 1973 preseason and missed the entire season, in which Miami won a 2nd consecutive Super Bowl.

Kindig was traded by Miami to the Redskins before the 1974 season in exchange for a draft pick, but was cut by the Redskins before the 1974 season began. He started the 1974 season with the Jacksonville Sharks of the World Football League after signing a contract that was supposed to pay him $75,000 per year for three years. He signed with the NFL New York Jets after the Sharks stopped paying its players and disbanded in the middle of the 1974 season. He returned to the WFL with the Jacksonville Express for the 1975 season but was released before the end of the season.

After retiring from football for good Kindig ran a real estate and appraisal company.