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Sacks:	9.0
Fumble recoveries:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tyrone Keys
No. 79, 98, 93
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	October 24, 1960 (age 64); Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:	272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school:	Callaway (Jackson, Mississippi)
College:	Mississippi State
NFL draft:	1981 / round: 5 / pick: 113
Career history
	New York Jets (1981)*; BC Lions (1981–1982); Chicago Bears (1983–1985); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1986–1987); San Diego Chargers (1988);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XX); 3× Second-team All-SEC (1978, 1979, 1980);
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:
Sacks:	9.0
Fumble recoveries:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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Tyrone Keys (born October 24, 1960) is an American former professional football player who played defensive end for six seasons for the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and San Diego Chargers. He was a member of the Bears team that won Super Bowl XX following the 1985 NFL season.^[1] He was also a member of the "Shuffling Crew" in the video The Super Bowl Shuffle. In high school Keys was a member of the Callaway High School Chargers of Jackson, Mississippi which won all 12 of their 1975 season games and won the Big 8 Conference championship (the Big 8 was at the time the conference of Mississippi's largest high schools).^[2] In college at Mississippi State University Keys played four years at defensive tackle. In 1980 Keys made a last minute tackle of Alabama quarterback Don Jacobs, causing a fumble which sealed the Bulldogs' 6–3 upset of the #1 Crimson Tide.^[3]

References

^ "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "Cleveland: On Tyrone Keys". September 16, 2015.
^ "Alabama-Mississippi State: Tyrone Keys recalls 1980 MSU victory".

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[1] "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[2] "Cleveland: On Tyrone Keys". September 16, 2015.

[3] "Alabama-Mississippi State: Tyrone Keys recalls 1980 MSU victory".

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-| high_school         = [[Callaway High School (Mississippi)|Callaway]] ([[Jackson, Mississippi]])
+* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|1981}})*
-| college             = [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]]
+* [[BC Lions]] ({{CFL Year|1981|1982}})
-| draftyear           = 1981
+* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|1983|1985}})
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+* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|1986|1987}})
-| draftpick           = 113
+* [[San Diego Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|1988}})
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-* [[BC Lions]] (1981–1982)
+* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XX|XX]])
-* [[Chicago Bears]] (1983–1985)
+* 3× Second-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1978 All-SEC football team|1978]], [[1979 All-SEC football team|1979]], [[1980 All-SEC football team|1980]])
-* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] (1986–1987)
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-'''Tyrone Keys''' (born October 24, 1960) is a former professional [[American football]] player who played [[defensive lineman]] for six seasons for the [[Chicago Bears]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], and [[San Diego Chargers]]. He was a member of the [[1985 Chicago Bears season|Bears team]] that won [[Super Bowl XX]] following the [[1985 NFL season]].  He was also a member of the "Shuffling Crew" in the video The [[Super Bowl Shuffle]]. In high school Keys was a member of the Callaway High School Chargers of Jackson, Mississippi which won all 12 of their 1975 season games and won the Big 8 Conference championship (the Big 8 was at the time the conference of Mississippi's largest high schools).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hottytoddy.com/2015/09/16/cleveland-on-tyrone-keys/|title = Cleveland: On Tyrone Keys|date = 16 September 2015}}</ref> In college at Mississippi State University Keys played four years at defensive tackle. In 1980 Keys made a last minute tackle of Alabama quarterback Don Jacobs, causing a fumble which sealed the Bulldogs' 6–3 upset of the #1 Crimson Tide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2014/11/14/tyrone-keys-recalls-msu-victory-bama/19030431/|title = Alabama-Mississippi State: Tyrone Keys recalls 1980 MSU victory}}</ref>
+'''Tyrone Keys''' (born October 24, 1960) is an American former professional [[gridiron football|football]] player who played [[defensive end]] for six seasons for the [[Chicago Bears]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], and [[San Diego Chargers]]. He was a member of the [[1985 Chicago Bears season|Bears team]] that won [[Super Bowl XX]] following the [[1985 NFL season]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-01-27 |title=Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-27-mn-540-story.html |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> He was also a member of the "Shuffling Crew" in the video The [[Super Bowl Shuffle]]. In high school Keys was a member of the Callaway High School Chargers of Jackson, Mississippi which won all 12 of their 1975 season games and won the Big 8 Conference championship (the Big 8 was at the time the conference of Mississippi's largest high schools).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hottytoddy.com/2015/09/16/cleveland-on-tyrone-keys/|title = Cleveland: On Tyrone Keys|date = 16 September 2015}}</ref> In college at Mississippi State University Keys played four years at defensive tackle. In 1980 Keys made a last minute tackle of Alabama quarterback Don Jacobs, causing a fumble which sealed the Bulldogs' 6–3 upset of the #1 Crimson Tide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2014/11/14/tyrone-keys-recalls-msu-victory-bama/19030431/|title = Alabama-Mississippi State: Tyrone Keys recalls 1980 MSU victory}}</ref>
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