Dicky Lyons

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Dicky Lyons
No. 43
Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1947-08-11) August 11, 1947 (age 76)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Xavier (KY)
College: Kentucky
NFL draft: 1969  / Round: 4 / Pick: 103
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:4
Interceptions:1
Return yards:54
Player stats at PFR

Richard D. Lyons, Sr. (born August 11, 1947) is a former American football defensive back of the National Football League (NFL).

Football career

Lyons attended high school at St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky, and he played college football at Kentucky. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 1969 NFL Draft, and he played four games for the New Orleans Saints in 1970. [1]

Lyons also played for the World Football League's Birmingham Americans. He is the father of former Kentucky wide receiver, Dicky Lyons, Jr. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dicky Lyons". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Dicky Lyons Jr". UK Athletics . August 10, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2023.


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