Marty Lyons
American football player (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Australian footballer, see Marty Lyons (Australian footballer).
Martin Anthony Lyons (born January 15, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle and defensive end for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s and 1980s. Lyons played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning consensus All-American honors. Selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft, he played his entire professional career for the NFL's New York Jets. He was a member of the Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange," the team's dominant front four in 1981 and 1982 that also featured Mark Gastineau, Abdul Salaam and Joe Klecko.
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Position: | Defensive tackle, Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | (1957-01-15) January 15, 1957 (age 67) Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 269 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | St. Petersburg Catholic (St. Petersburg, Florida) | ||||||||
College: | Alabama | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 | ||||||||
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