Lyron Duryea Cobbins (born September 17, 1974) is a former professional

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. After going to Wyandotte High School, Cobbins attended the

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, and in his senior year was named Third-team All American. Cobbins made his professional debut in the

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in 1997 with the

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. He played for the Arizona Cardinals for his entire one-year career. He is the cousin of Stellar Award winner Chris Cobbins

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1974 births Living people Players of American football from Kansas City, Kansas American football linebackers Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Arizona Cardinals players 20th-century American sportsmen {{linebacker-1970s-stub