Marty Lyons - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

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Marty Lyons Biography

Marty Lyons is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on January 15, 1957 in Takoma Park, Maryland, United States. At Alabama He was a player under the legendary Coach At Alabama he played under legendary coach Bear Bryant..

Lyons attended the University of Alabama, where he played for coach Bear Bryant’s Alabama Crimson Tide football team from 1975 to 1978. At Alabama, he had 202 tackles, 6 fumbles forced and 4 recovered. As a senior in 1978, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and helped lead the Crimson Tide to a National Championship in 1978. He was a key player in the set of fourth quarter plays known as “The Goal Line Stand” in the 1979 Sugar Bowl. It was Lyons that delivered what would become a famous line amongst Alabama fans just before the fourth-down play of the sequence. When asked by Penn State quarterback Chuck Fusina how far the ball was from the goal line, Lyons replied, “‘Bout a foot. You better pass.” Alabama was 31-5 during his years as a player.

Lyons was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round (14th overall pick) of the 1979 NFL Draft. The following round, the Jets selected East Central Oklahoma State defensive end Mark Gastineau.

He had three children with his second wife Christine and one son with his first wife.

He was selected as 14th overall by the team in 1979 and was named The He was drafted 14th overall in 1979, and was chosen as the Walter Payton Man of the Year in 1984. Man of the Year in 1984.

Martin Anthony Lyons (born January 15, 1957) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League for 11 seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. Lyons played college football for the University of Alabama, and earned All-American honors. Selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft, he played his entire professional career for the NFL’s New York Jets. He was a member of the Jets’ famed “New York Sack Exchange,” the team’s dominant front four in 1981 and 1982 that also featured Mark Gastineau, Abdul Salaam and Joe Klecko.

Marty Lyons Net Worth

Marty is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marty Lyons's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was a top player in The University of Alabama, where as a senior, he won the national championship. He was named a first-team All-American and was awarded as the SEC All-Time Defensive Player.

Lyons was involved in one of the best-known plays in NFL lore. During the Jets’ 14-13 victory over the Buffalo Bills at the Meadowlands on October 5, 1986, Lyons attempted to sack Buffalo quarterback Jim Kelly and then started to punch him repeatedly after the ball was thrown for an incompletion. Lyons was flagged for a personal foul by referee Ben Dreith for “giving him the business.” Dreith mistakenly assessed the foul against number 99, which was Gastineau’s number, instead of calling Lyons’ number 93.

Lyons missed playing time during the 1987 season when his wife, Kelly, and son, Martin Anthony “Rocky” Lyons Jr., were involved in a serious traffic accident in Alabama. Later the same season, during a Monday Night Football game, Lyons blocked former Alabama teammate and Hall of Famer Dwight Stephenson in what Dolphins players and coaches labeled a ‘cheap shot’ that ended his career. Dwight Stephenson himself claimed it was a clean block, explaining that he caught his leg as he went down, and never blamed Lyons for the injury.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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The Jets made the playoffs again in 1982, 1985, and 1986 during Lyons’ tenure with the team. In 1982, they made it as far as the AFC Championship Game, losing 14-0 to the Miami Dolphins.

Who is Marty Lyons Dating?

According to our records, Marty Lyons married to Christine Lyons. As of January 13, 2024, Marty Lyons’s is not dating anyone.

Lyons is currently the Jets radio analyst and chairman of the Marty Lyons Foundation. He has been enshrined in the State of Alabama Hall of Fame (2000), Long Island’s Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame (2001) and Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame (2002), Maryland Sports Hall of Fame (2004), the Tampa Bay Sports Club Hall of Fame (2007), and the College Football Hall of Fame (2011).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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The two joined Joe Klecko and Abdul Salaam on the Jets’ defensive line to form one of the top defensive lines in the NFL, known as the “New York Sack Exchange.” The four combined for 66 sacks in 1981 which helped propel the Jets to their first playoff berth since 1969. In November 1981, Salaam, Gastineau, Klecko and Lyons were invited to ring the ceremonial opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange that served as the inspiration for their nickname.

While a player with the Jets, a series of events — the birth of his eldest son, the passing of his father, and the passing of a little boy to whom Lyons had been a Big Brother — inspired him to establish the Marty Lyons Foundation to work with terminally ill children, providing them wishes. He won the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 1984 as a result of that work. In December 2011, Lyons was honored by the Heisman Trust as the recipient of the sixth annual Heisman Humanitarian Award for his work with his Foundation.

Facts & Trivia

Marty Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Marty Lyons celebrates birthday on January 15 of every year.

Lyons received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama during winter commencement exercises on December 10, 2016.

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