Aaron Kyle
Aaron Kyle | |
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Position (s): Cornerback |
Jersey numbers: 25, 22 |
born April 6, 1954 in Detroit , Michigan | |
Career information | |
Active : 1976 - 1982 | |
NFL Draft : 1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27 | |
College : University of Wyoming | |
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Career statistics | |
Games | 95 |
as a starter | 76 |
Interceptions | 11 |
Stats at NFL.com | |
Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Aaron Douglas Kyle (* 6. April 1954 in Detroit , Michigan , USA ) is a former American American Football- players. He played as a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Dallas Cowboys and the Denver Broncos .
Player career
College career
Aaron Kyle attended high school in his hometown and received an athletic scholarship from the University of Wyoming as a football player in 1971 . With the Wyoming Cowboys , the football team of his college , he played as safety college football . Because of his athletic performance, he took part in three selection games.
Professional career
In 1976 , Kyle was drafted 27th in the first round by the Dallas Cowboys . The head coach of the Cowboys, Tom Landry , put him in the position of cornerback as a substitute for Benny Barnes . In 1977 he was able to assert himself as a starter and also celebrated his greater sporting success that year. He won the NFC championship and the Super Bowl with the team from Dallas, led by quarterback Roger Staubach . First, the Cowboys beat the Minnesota Vikings 23: 6 in the NFC final . This was followed by a 37-7 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII . In this game Kyle managed to intercept a pass from opposing quarterback Craig Morton , which he could contribute significantly to the victory of his team.
The following season Kyle failed after winning the NFC title again in Super Bowl XIII with 35:31 at the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In 1980 , Aaron Kyle joined the Denver Broncos, managed by Red Miller . After the 1982 season he ended his career.
Web links
source
- Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories. (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 .
- Cliff Harris , Charlie Waters : Tales from the Dallas Cowboys Sideline: A Collection of the Greatest Cowboys Stories Ever Told. Simon and Schuster, 2016, ISBN 978-1-61321-912-6 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Dallas Cowboys 1977
- ↑ Statistics NFC Championship Game 1977
- ↑ Statistics Super Bowl XII
- ^ Annual statistics of the Dallas Cowboys 1978
- ↑ Statistics NFC Championship Game 1978
- ↑ Statistics Super Bowl XIII
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kyle, Aaron |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kyle, Aaron Douglas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan , USA |