Sylvester Byrd

Sylvester Byrd
No. 88
Position	Tight end
Personal information
Born	May 1, 1963 (age 62); Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Bishop Ward (Kansas City)
College	Kansas
NFL draft	1986: undrafted
Career history
	Chicago Bears (1986); Green Bay Packers (1987); Atlanta Falcons (1987);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Last updated October 28, 2025

Sylvester Carl Byrd (born May 1, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Sylvester Byrd Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
↑ "Sylvester Byrd, TE". Nfl.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
↑ "When the NFL sends out an SOS, answers come from all walks of life". The Atlanta Constitution. October 8, 1987. p. 111. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
↑ "Two preps win twice at relays". The Parsons Sun. April 18, 1981. p. 10. Retrieved November 4, 2023.

This biographical article relating to an American football tight end born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Sylvester Byrd Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

[2] "Sylvester Byrd, TE". Nfl.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

[3] "When the NFL sends out an SOS, answers come from all walks of life". The Atlanta Constitution. October 8, 1987. p. 111. Retrieved November 4, 2023.

[4] "Two preps win twice at relays". The Parsons Sun. April 18, 1981. p. 10. Retrieved November 4, 2023.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]