Former Dallas Cowboys pro-bowler George Andrie passed away on Tuesday at age 78.

George Andrie, a member of the Dallas Cowboys’ original Doomsday Defense, died Tuesday morning at his home in Woodway. He was 78.

Andrie’s health had declined in recent years, his daughter Mary Brooks said, and he died from congestive heart failure. He also suffered from dementia that he believed was caused by playing football.

Andrie had a standout 11-year career with the Cowboys, playing most of it at defensive end alongside “Mr. Cowboy” Bob Lilly. Andrie, whom the Cowboys drafted out of Marquette, ranks among the franchise’s top five all-time in sacks. He scooped up a fumble and ran it in for a touchdown in the famous “Ice Bowl” in the 1967 NFL championship game against the Green Bay Packers.

He was a five-time Pro Bowler, earning the honor for five straight seasons starting in 1965, and part of the Dallas team that won Super Bowl VI.

The Cowboys drafted Andrie in 1962, even though his college program at Marquette had cut football by then.

Andrie, who was 6-foot-6 and 250 pounds, played right end for the Cowboys from 1962 to 1972. He was named a first-team All-Pro in 1969, the last of five consecutive seasons in which he was chosen for the Pro Bowl.

He led the Cowboys in sacks from 1964 through 1967 and had a team-high and career-high 18½ in 1966.

After his playing days, he and his family eventually relocated to the Waco area.

Andrie, who is survived by wife Mary Lou, seven children, 14 grandchildren and six great grandchildren, was surrounded by his family when he returned home from the hospital Monday night.

Plans for a memorial service are pending.