Garry Lyle Explained

Garry Lyle
Position:Safety
Number:44
Birth Date:20 October 1945
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:198
Draftyear:1967
Draftround:3
Draftpick:63
High School:Verona
College:George Washington
Teams:
Statlabel1:Interceptions
Statvalue1:12
Statlabel2:Interception yards
Statvalue2:210
Statlabel3:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue3:4
Birth Place:New Martinsville, West Virginia, U.S.

Garry Thomas Lyle (born October 20, 1945) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft and played for seven years.

He played varsity college football at George Washington from 1964 to 1966, starting as tailback but quickly switching to quarterback,[1] one of the first African Americans to play quarterback at a predominantly white institution.[2] After injury, he continued as place kicker. He was the first African American to make All Conference.[3] He was GW's last NFL draftee. Lyle's son, Keith, also played in the National Football League from to .

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Cherry Tree yearbook . 1965 . The George Washington University. Washington, DC . 1965.
  2. Web site: Vance . Lloyd M. . Overall BQB List . BQB-SITE.COM, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN QB WEBSITE . 3 February 2020 . 2 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191002021721/http://www.bqb-site.com/bqboverall.htm . live .
  3. Web site: Garry Lyle (inducted 1983) . GW Sports Hall of Fame . George Washington University Athletics . 3 February 2020 . 30 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240430125123/https://gwsports.com/ . live .