Tyrone Keys | |
Caption: | Keys in 2011 |
Number: | 79, 98, 93 |
Position: | Defensive end |
Birth Date: | 24 October 1960 |
Birth Place: | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 7 |
Weight Lb: | 272 |
College: | Mississippi State |
Draftyear: | 1981 |
Draftround: | 5 |
Draftpick: | 113 |
Pastteams: | |
Highlights: | |
Statlabel1: | Sacks |
Statvalue1: | 9.0 |
Statlabel2: | Fumble recoveries |
Statvalue2: | 1 |
Pfr: | K/KeysTy20 |
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.[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]