Tyrone Keys

Tyrone Keys

Keys in 2011
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Position:	Defensive Lineman
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1960-10-24) October 24, 1960
Place of birth:	Jackson, Mississippi
Height:	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:	272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school:	Jackson (MS) Callaway
College:	Mississippi State
NFL draft:	1981 / Round: 5 / Pick: 113
Career history
BC Lions (1981–1982) Chicago Bears (1983–1985) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1986–1987) San Diego Chargers (1988)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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).^[1] 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.^[2]

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