Former Cincinnati Bengals tight end and longtime television and radio broadcaster Bob Trumpy has died. He was 80.

The Bengals announced Sunday that Trumpy "passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family." The team did not provide a cause of death, however.

A pioneer as a pass-catching tight end, Trumpy caught 298 passes for 4,600 yards and 35 touchdowns in 128 career games (122 starts) with Cincinnati. The four-time Pro Bowl performer and 1969 All-Pro was selected by the Bengals in the 12th round of the 1968 NFL Draft out of Utah, and he was named to Cincinnati's 50th anniversary team in 2017.

He caught the first touchdown pass in Bengals history when quarterback John Stofa hit him with a 58-yarder on Sept. 15, 1968, in the expansion team's 24-10 victory over the Denver Bro

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