Tyrone Keys

Tyrone Keys

Keys in 2011
No. 79, 98, 93
Position	Defensive end
Personal information
Born	(1960-10-24) October 24, 1960 (age 65) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school	Callaway (Jackson, Mississippi)
College	Mississippi State
NFL draft	1981: 5th round, 113th overall pick
Career history
New York Jets (1981)* BC Lions (1981–1982) Chicago Bears (1983–1985) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1986–1987) San Diego Chargers (1988)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Super Bowl champion (XX) 3× Second-team All-SEC (1978, 1979, 1980)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks 9.0 Fumble recoveries 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tyrone Keys (born October 24, 1960) is an American former professional 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]

References

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