Lenny Lyles
Cornerback, American football player
1936 – 2011
Who was Lenny Lyles?
Lenny Lyles was a professional American football defensive back who played 12 seasons in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl III for the Baltimore Colts. The 6-2, 202-pound Lyles was recruited by the University of Louisville in 1954, when he broke the school’s color barrier for scholarship athletes. Lyles remains Louisville’s all-time scoring leader for a non-kicker with 300 points. After a successful collegiate career, where Lyles was known for his return skills, he was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the first round of the 1958 NFL Draft. He spent one year with the Colts before joining the 49ers in 1959. After two seasons in San Francisco, Lyles returned to the Colts where he remained until the end of his career in 1969. Lyles finished his career with 2,161 return yards and averaged 26.7 yards per return. Lyles spent 27 years as an executive with Brown & Williamson in Louisville.
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- Born
- Jan 26, 1936
Nashville - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Louisville
- Central High School
- Lived in
- Nashville
- Died
- Nov 20, 2011
Louisville
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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