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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Newark, Ohio, U.S. | February 25, 1939||||||||
Died: | September 15, 1980 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 41)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Newark | ||||||||
College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1961 / round: 14 / pick: 188 | ||||||||
AFL draft: | 1961 / round: 3 / pick: 22 | ||||||||
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James Efflo Tyrer (February 25, 1939 – September 15, 1980) was an American professional football offensive tackle who played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs. He also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chiefs and the Washington Redskins.
In 1980, Tyrer murdered his wife, and then died by suicide.