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John Milton Ayers (April 14, 1953 – October 2, 1995) was an American professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL) from 1977 through 1987. During that span, he appeared in two Super Bowls: Super Bowl XVI and Super Bowl XIX for the San Francisco 49ers. Ayers was a key contributor on the final 89-yard drive that led to the play that has been immortalized as "The Catch" in the 1982 NFC Playoffs versus the Dallas Cowboys.
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| Position: | Offensive guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 14, 1953 Carrizo Springs, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | October 2, 1995 (aged 42) Canyon, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Carrizo Springs | ||||||||
| College: | West Texas A&M | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1976 / round: 8 / pick: 233 | ||||||||
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John Ayers played college football for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes. He was also a member of the 1987 Denver Broncos team that lost Super Bowl XXII, but did not appear in that game.
Ayers also served for a brief period as the figurehead President of Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation.
Ayers was diagnosed with liver cancer and died on October 2, 1995.[1]
His daughter, Jolee, was a scholarship basketball player at Texas Tech University.
References
edit- ^ "Former lineman John Ayers dies". San Francisco Gate. October 2, 1995.
External links
edit- St. Petersburg Times
- sportsillustrated.cnn.com Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
- sportsillustrated.cnn.com
- http://johnayers86.blogspot.com/
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