Wendell Tyler

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Wendell Tyler
Career information

Date of birth:	(1955-05-20) May 20, 1955
Place of birth:	Shreveport, Louisiana
Position(s):	Running Back
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
College:	UCLA
NFL Draft:	1977 / Round: 3 / Pick 79
Organizations
As player:
1977-1982 1983-1986	Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls:	1
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com

Wendell Avery Tyler (born May 20, 1955) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 3rd round of the 1977 NFL Draft. A 5'10", 198 lbs. running back from UCLA, Tyler played in 10 NFL seasons from 1977 to 1986 for the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers.^[1]

In 1979, he helped lead the Rams to Super Bowl XIV,^[2] where they were defeated 31-19 by the Pittsburgh Steelers.^[3] In 1984, he rushed for a 49er team record 1,262 yards during the regular season, and also caught 28 passes for 230 yards, was selected to the Pro Bowl, and played in Super Bowl XIX in which the 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins 38-16. Tyler was the first player ever to lead two different teams in rushing in two different Super Bowls.

College career

Tyler played running back at UCLA from 1973–1976 and is fifth in career rushing yards for the Bruins, with 3,240 yards. 1976 All-Conference and 3rd team All American, Tyler was on the 1975 UCLA team that won the Pacific-8 Conference and defeated number one ranked Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.

Personal

Tyler's son, Marc Tyler was rated by ESPN as the top high school running back in the United States graduating in 2007. Marc played at football powerhouse Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California and played college football for the USC Trojans, the chief rival of his father's alma mater, UCLA.

References

↑ "Wendell Tyler". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
↑ "Tyler Lost?". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. 1980-09-18. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
↑ "Super Bowl XIV". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2010-03-18.

v t e San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XIX Champions

4 Max Runager 6 Matt Cavanaugh 14 Ray Wersching 16 Joe Montana (MVP) 19 Tom Orosz 21 Eric Wright 22 Dwight Hicks 24 Derrick Harmon 26 Wendell Tyler 27 Carlton Williamson 28 Tom Holmoe 29 Mario Clark 30 Bill Ring 32 Carl Monroe 33 Roger Craig 42 Ronnie Lott 43 Dana McLemore 49 Jeff Fuller 50 Riki Ellison 51 Randy Cross 52 Blanchard Montgomery 53 Milt McColl 54 Ron Ferrari 55 Jim Fahnhorst 56 Fred Quillan 57 Dan Bunz 58 Keena Turner 61 Jesse Sapolu 62 Guy McIntyre 64 Jack Reynolds 65 Lawrence Pillers 66 Allan Kennedy 67 Billy Shields 67 John Macaulay 68 John Ayers 71 Keith Fahnhorst 72 Jeff Stover 74 Fred Dean 76 Dwaine Board 77 Bubba Paris 78 Manu Tuiasosopo 79 Jim Stuckey 81 Russ Francis 83 Renaldo Nehemiah 84 Al Dixon 85 Mike Wilson 86 John Frank 87 Dwight Clark 88 Freddie Solomon 89 Earl Cooper 90 Todd Shell 94 Louie Kelcher 95 Michael Carter 97 Gary Johnson 98 Greg Boyd 99 Mike Walter

Head Coach Bill Walsh

Coaches Paul Hackett Tommy Hart Norb Hecker Sherman Lewis Bobb McKittrick Bill McPherson George Seifert Ray Rhodes Fred von Appen

Persondata
Name	Tyler, Wendell
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	1955-05-20
Place of birth	Shreveport, Louisiana
Date of death
Place of death

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