- Dennis Byrd (American football, born 1946)
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Dennis Byrd Date of birth: August 31, 1946 Place of birth: Pleasant Garden, North Carolina Date of death: July 22, 2010 (aged 63)Place of death: Charlotte, North Carolina Career information Position(s): Defensive tackle
Defensive endCollege: North Carolina State NFL Draft: 1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 Organizations As player: 1968 Boston Patriots (AFL) Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com College Football Hall of Fame Dennis Wayne Byrd (August 31, 1946 – July 22, 2010) 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. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
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 Olzewski | C Bob JohnsonDefense DL Dennis Byrd | DL Ted Hendricks | DL Granville Liggins | DL Wayne Meylan | DL Tim Rossovich
LB Don Manning | LB Adrian Young
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