Complex sentence: Buoniconti got his law degree during his years with the Patriots, and although he was never a practicing attorney, he was briefly President of the US Tobacco Company during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Split into simpler sentences: Buoniconti got his law degree during his years with the Patriots. He was also President of the US Tobacco Company during the late 1970s and early 1980s.