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Marty Lyons
Martin Anthony Lyons (born January 15, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle and defensive end for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s and 1980s. Lyons played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning consensus All-American honors. Selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL draft, he played his entire professional career for the NFL's New York Jets. He was a member of the Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange," the team's dominant front four in 1981 and 1982 that also featured Mark Gastineau, Abdul Salaam and Joe Klecko. Following his playing career, he spent 22 years as a radio analyst for the Jets from 2002 to 2023. Early life Lyons grew up in Pinellas Park, Florida and attended St. Petersburg Catholic High School. College career Lyons attended the University of Alabama, where he played for coach Bear Bryant's Alabama Crimson Tide football team from 1975 to 1978. At Alabama, he had 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defensive Tackle
A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that typically lines up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the Guard (American football), offensive guards; however, he may also line up opposite one of the offensive Tackle (gridiron football position), tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the largest and strongest of the defensive players. Depending on a team's defensive scheme, a defensive tackle may be called upon to fill several different roles. These may include merely holding the point of attack by refusing to be moved, or penetrating a certain gap between offensive linemen to break up a play in the opponent's backfield. If a defensive tackle reads a pass play, his primary responsibility is to pursue the quarterback, or simply knock the pass down at the line if it is within arm's reach. Other responsibilities of the defensive tackle may be to pursue the screen pass or drop into coverage in a zone blitz scheme. In a traditional 4–3 defense, there is no nos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 All-SEC Football Team
The 1978 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Offensive selections Receivers * Cris Collinsworth, Florida (AP-1, UPI-1) * Mardye McDole, Miss. St. (AP-1, UPI-1) * Martin Cox, Vanderbilt (AP-2) Tight Ends * Reggie Harper, Tennessee (AP-2) Tackles * Robert Dugas, LSU (AP-1, UPI-1) * Mike Barrow, Auburn (AP-1) * Jim Bunch, Alabama (UPI-1) * Don Swafford, Florida (AP-2) * Tom Woodroof, Vanderbilt (AP-2) Guards * Mike Brock, Alabama (AP-1) * Mack Guest, Georgia (AP-1) * Matt Braswell, Georgia (AP-2, UPI-1) * Dan Fowler, Kentucky (UPI-1) * Tom Kearns, Kentucky (AP-2) Centers * Dwight Stephenson, Alabama (AP-1, UPI-1) * Robert Shaw, Tennessee (AP-1) * Jay Whitley, LSU (AP-2) Quarterbacks * Dave Marler, Miss. St. (AP-1, UPI-1) * Jeff Rutledge, Alabama (AP-2) Halfbacks * Willie McClendon, Georgia (AP-1, UPI-1) * Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bear Bryant
Paul William "Bear" Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football player and coach. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, and best known as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team, the Alabama Crimson Tide, from 1958 to 1982. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships and 13 conference championships. Upon his retirement in 1982, he held the record for the most wins (323) as a head coach in collegiate football history. The Paul W. Bryant Museum, Paul W. Bryant Hall, Paul W. Bryant Drive, and Bryant–Denny Stadium are all named in his honor at the University of Alabama. He was also known for his trademark black and white houndstooth hat (even though he normally wore a plaid one), deep voice, casually leaning up against the goal post during pre-game warmups, and holding his rolled-up game plan while on the sidelines. Before arriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinellas Park, Florida
Pinellas Park is a city located in central Pinellas County, United States. The population was 53,093 at the 2020 census. The city is the fourth largest city in Pinellas County. The City of Pinellas Park was incorporated in 1914. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, most commonly referred to as the Tampa Bay Area. History The city was founded by Philadelphia publisher F. A. Davis, who purchased of Hamilton Disston's land around 1911. Davies used promotional brochures to lure northerners, especially Pennsylvanians, to the town, noting the pleasant climate in the winter and the agreeable agricultural conditions. The Florida Association, a corporation, set up model farms and offered a free lot in the city with the purchase of ten acres of nearby farm land. A two-story building called the Colony House was established to house prospective purchasers of the available farm plots. The primary crop that the founders intended to grow on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Klecko
Joseph Edward Klecko (born October 15, 1953) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New York Jets. He played college football for the Temple Owls football, Temple Owls and was a member of the Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange". Klecko was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023. Early life and college Klecko was born on October 15, 1953, in Chester, Pennsylvania. Klecko played high school football at St. James Catholic High School for Boys in Chester under coach Joe Logue. After graduating, he was not offered a scholarship to any college and went to work for a trucking company. Before going to Temple, and playing under Hall of Fame college coach Wayne Hardin (the former Navy football, Navy coach who coached two Heisman Trophy winners in Joe Bellino '60 and Roger Staubach '63), Klecko played semi-pro football for the Aston, Pennsylvania, Aston (Pennsyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Salaam (American Football)
Abdul Salaam (born Larry James Faulk; August 12, 1953 – October 8, 2024) was an American professional football player who played defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was a member of a defensive line known as the "New York Sack Exchange". Background Salaam was born Larry James Faulk in New Brockton, Alabama, in 1953. He grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he played baseball and basketball as well as football at Woodward High School. In 1970 his first child, LaTonia allen was born to Karen Allen In 1972, he married Debbie Rawls, whom he had known since childhood; they had two sons. College career Salaam majored in business at Kent State University, while also playing both nose guard and Linebacker with Kent State's "Carat Gold" defense. He earned first-team All-Mid-American Conference three straight seasons. Professional career Still known as Larry Faulk when drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round (188th overall) of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Gastineau
Marcus Dell Gastineau (born November 20, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 10 seasons with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). During his NFL career, he was named Defensive Player of the Year in 1982 and was the first player to lead the league in sacks in consecutive seasons. Gastineau also received five Pro Bowl and four first-team All-Pro selections. At the time of his retirement, he held the single-season sack record. For his accomplishments in New York, Gastineau was inducted to the Jets Ring of Honor in 2012. College career He entered Eastern Arizona Junior College in 1975 and earned All-America honors in his first season. He transferred to Arizona State University, and spent just one season playing defensive end there before finally settling upon East Central Oklahoma State University, now East Central University, in Ada, Oklahoma. He had 27 quarterback sacks in his college career, and earned Outst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Sack Exchange
The New York Sack Exchange were the front four defensive line of the American football team New York Jets of the National Football League during the early 1980s. The line consisted of Mark Gastineau, Joe Klecko, Marty Lyons and Abdul Salaam (American football), Abdul Salaam. Origins In 1981, a fan by the name of Dan O'Connor submitted the "New York Sack Exchange" name to a pre-season contest held by The Jet Report, a team magazine. Jets public relations director Frank Ramos used the nickname in a press release and it was soon picked up by the media. All four members of the Sack Exchange were drafted by the Jets in the 1970s. Salaam (born Larry Faulk), a defensive tackle from Kent State Golden Flashes football, Kent State, was drafted in the 7th round (188th overall) by the Jets in 1976 NFL Draft, 1976. Klecko, a defensive end from Temple Owls football, Temple, was a 6th round pick (144th overall) in 1977 NFL Draft, 1977. Lyons, a defensive tackle from Alabama Crimson Tide footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 NFL Draft
The 1979 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1979, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. The Buffalo Bills held the first overall pick in the draft, acquired from the San Francisco 49ers in the trade which sent O. J. Simpson to his hometown team. The Bills' selection at No. 1, Ohio State linebacker Tom Cousineau, refused to sign with the Bills and instead signed a lucrative deal with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Player selections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Football
College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, first gained popularity in the United States. Like gridiron football generally, college football is most popular in the United States and Canada. While no single governing body exists for college football in the United States, most schools, especially those at the highest levels of play, are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA. In Canada, collegiate football competition is governed by U Sports for universities. The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (for colleges) governs soccer and other sports but not gridiron football. Other countries, such as Organización Nacional Estudiantil de Fútbol Americano, Mexico, American football in Japan, Japan and Korea American Football Association, South Korea, also host colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and the highest professional level of American football in the world. Each NFL season begins annually with a NFL preseason, three-week preseason in August, followed by the NFL regular season, 18-week regular season, which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one Bye (sports), bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each conference, including the four division winners and three Wild card (sports), wild card teams, advance to the NFL playoffs, playoffs, a single-elimination tournament, which culminates in the Super Bowl, played in early February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defensive End
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formation (American football), formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is played. History Early formations, with six- and seven-man lines, used the end as a containment player, whose job was first to prevent an "end run" around his position, then secondarily to force plays inside. When most teams adopted a five-man line, two different styles of end play developed: "crashing" ends, who rushed into the backfield to disrupt plays, and "stand-up" or "waiting" ends, who played the more traditional containment style. Some teams would use both styles of end play, depending on game situations. Traditionally, defensive ends are in a three-point stance, with their free hand cocked back ready to "punch" an offensive lineman, or in a two-point stance like a strong safety so they can keep con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
