Role American football player Height 2.01 m | College: Mississippi State Weight 123 kg Name Tyrone Keys Positions Lineman | |
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Date of birth: (1960-10-24) October 24, 1960 (age 55) NFL draft: 1981 / Round: 5 / Pick: 113 Education Mississippi State University | ||
Place of birth: Jackson, Mississippi High school: Jackson (MS) Callaway | ||
Tyrone Keys: Football Defensive Lineman
Tyrone Keys (born October 24, 1960) is a former professional American football player who played defensive lineman 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. 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). 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.
