| Avon Riley | |
| Number: | 53, 99 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 10 February 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 230 |
| High School: | Savannah (GA) |
| College: | UCLA |
| Draftyear: | 1981 |
| Draftround: | 9 |
| Draftpick: | 243 |
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| Statlabel1: | Sacks |
| Statvalue1: | 6.5 |
| Statlabel2: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue2: | 3 |
| Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue3: | 6 |
| Pfr: | RileAv20 |
Avon Riley (February 10, 1958 – July 2, 2020) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the ninth round of the 1981 NFL draft. He played college football at UCLA. Riley also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[1]
He died on July 2, 2020, in Houston, Texas, at age 62.[2]