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Former Jets DE Dennis Byrd killed in Oklahoma highway crash
ESPN.com ^ | October 16, 2016 | Rich Cimini

Posted on 10/16/2016 9:25:55 AM PDT by rdl6989

Dennis Byrd, a former New York Jets defensive end whose career was cut short in 1992 because of a broken neck, was killed in a head-on vehicle collision Saturday near his home in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirmed to ESPN.

Byrd, 50, was pronounced dead at the scene due to massive injuries.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: byrd; dennisbyrd; football; jets; nfl; paralysis
He suffered a broken neck in a football game in 1992 and doctors said he wouldn't walk again, but he did.
1 posted on 10/16/2016 9:25:55 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

And a bunch of snowflake newspaper columnists will want to ban football.


2 posted on 10/16/2016 11:28:02 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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