Tyrone McGriff

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Tyrone McGriff
Date of birth:	January 13, 1958
Place of birth:	Vero Beach, Florida
Date of death:	December 9, 2000 (aged 42)
Career information
Position(s):	Guard
College:	Florida A&M
NFL Draft:	1980 / Round: 12
Organizations
As player:
1980-1982	Pittsburgh Steelers
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Tyrone McGriff (born January 13, 1958 in Vero Beach, Florida, died December 9, 2000 in Melbourne, Florida) is a former American football center and guard who played in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and in the United States Football League with the Michigan Panthers. He was Mr. Irrelevant, aka, the last pick in the 1980 NFL Draft. He died in 2000 of a heart attack.

McGriff played college football at Florida A&M University. In 1996 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Preceded by Mike Almond

Mr. Irrelevant 1980

Succeeded by Kevin Scanlon