Tyrone Keys Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1986-01-27 . Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl . 2023-10-31 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  2. Web site: Cleveland: On Tyrone Keys. 16 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Alabama-Mississippi State: Tyrone Keys recalls 1980 MSU victory.