Dennis Byrd (American football, born 1946)

For the New York Jets player, see Dennis Byrd.

Dennis Byrd
Career information
Date of birth	(1946-08-31)August 31, 1946
Place of birth	Pleasant Garden, North Carolina
Date of death	July 22, 2010(2010-07-22) (aged 63)
Place of death	Charlotte, North Carolina
Position(s)	Defensive tackle Defensive end
College	North Carolina State
NFL draft	1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
As player
1968	Boston Patriots (AFL)
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Dennis Wayne Byrd (August 31, 1946 – July 22, 2010)^[1] was a defensive lineman who played one season in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots. He attended North Carolina State University, where he was an All-American. Byrd only played one season in the NFL because of a knee injury he suffered in his senior year at NC State. After leaving the NFL, Byrd became the high school football coach at West Lincoln High School in Lincolnton, North Carolina, retiring in 2004.

He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.

References

1968 NFL draft first-round selections

Ron Yary Bob Johnson Claude Humphrey Russ Washington Fred Carr Dennis Byrd Kevin Hardy Larry Csonka Haven Moses Mike Taylor Greg Landry Jim Smith MacArthur Lane Tim Rossovich Forrest Blue Mike Hull Lee White Jim Hill Mo Moorman Dennis Homan Marvin Upshaw George Daney John Williams Earl McCullouch Eldridge Dickey Bill Lueck Doug Crusan

1967 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	B Gary Beban B Larry Csonka B Leroy Keyes B O. J. Simpson E Dennis Homan E Ron Sellers OT Edgar Chandler OT Ron Yary G Rich Stotter G Harry Olszewski C Bob Johnson

Defense	DL Dennis Byrd DL Ted Hendricks DL Granville Liggins DL Wayne Meylan DL Tim Rossovich LB Don Manning LB Adrian Young DB Dick Anderson DB Bobby Johns DB Frank Loria DB Tom Schoen

Boston Patriots 1968 NFL/AFL draft selections

Dennis Byrd Tom Funchess Aaron Marsh R.C. Gamble Jim Smithberger John Schneider Daryl Johnson John Outlaw Paul Feldhausen Jim Cheyunski Max Huber Henry McKay Art McMahon Charlie Fulton Ed Koontz

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