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'''Tyrone Keys''' (born October 24, 1960) is a former professional [[American football]] player who played [[defensive |
'''Tyrone Keys''' (born October 24, 1960) is a former professional [[American 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]]. 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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==References== |
==References== |
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Position: | Defensive end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Jackson, Mississippi | October 24, 1960
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 | |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Tyrone Keys (born October 24, 1960) is a former professional American 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. 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).[1] 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.[2]
References
- ^ "Cleveland: On Tyrone Keys". 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Alabama-Mississippi State: Tyrone Keys recalls 1980 MSU victory".
- 1960 births
- Living people
- American football defensive ends
- American football linebackers
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- BC Lions players
- Chicago Bears players
- Mississippi State Bulldogs football players
- San Diego Chargers players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Players of American football from Jackson, Mississippi
- Players of Canadian football from Jackson, Mississippi
- African-American players of American football
- African-American players of Canadian football
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- American football defensive lineman, 1960s birth stubs