Ken Dyer Explained

Ken Dyer
Number:49, 27
Position:Defensive back / Wide receiver
Birth Date:16 March 1946
Birth Place:Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Gilbert, Arizona, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:190
High School:Ann Arbor (MI)
College:Arizona State
Draftyear:1968
Draftround:4
Draftpick:100
Pastteams:
Pfr:D/DyerKe20

Kenneth James Dyer (March 16, 1946 – March 7, 2010) was an American football player who played two seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. He played college football at Arizona State University and attended Ann Arbor High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1] Dyer broke his neck while attempting to tackle Green Bay Packers running back John Brockington on October 3, 1971, ending his playing career. He died of heart failure on March 7, 2010.[2] [3]

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  1. Web site: KEN DYER . profootballarchives.com . November 15, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129024735/http://www.profootballarchives.com/dyer00400.html . November 29, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Ken Dyer dies; broke neck while tackling Green Bay Packers RB John Brockington . https://archive.today/20141115155531/http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100313/PKR01/100313040/1058/Ken-Dyer-dies--broke-neck-while-tackling-John-Brockington-in-1971 . dead . November 15, 2014 . greenbaypressgazette.com . November 15, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Bengals mourn passing of Ken Dyer . bengals.com . March 8, 2010 . November 15, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180106191202/http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Bengals-mourn-passing-of-Ken-Dyer/62804fe3-e88a-4fc3-96e1-abec9d2be9ad . January 6, 2018 . dead .