Martin A. Lyons (born January 15, 1957) is a former American Football defensive tackle who played his entire eleven year career from 1979 to 1989 with the New York Jets in the National Football League. He was part of the famed New York Sack Exchange, a dominant Jets front four in 1981 and 1982 that featured Mark Gastineau, Abdul Salaam, and Joe Klecko. Although Lyons is often known for the incident that ended Hall of Famer Dwight Stephenson's car...
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Martin A. Lyons (born January 15, 1957) is a former American Football defensive tackle who played his entire eleven year career from 1979 to 1989 with the New York Jets in the National Football League. He was part of the famed New York Sack Exchange, a dominant Jets front four in 1981 and 1982 that featured Mark Gastineau, Abdul Salaam, and Joe Klecko. Although Lyons is often known for the incident that ended Hall of Famer Dwight Stephenson's career, he is probably best known for giving Jim Kelly "the business," the descriptive personal foul penalty assessed by referee Ben Dreith. In 2002, Lyons was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame.
Lyons grew up in Pinellas Park, Florida and attended high school at St. Petersburg Catholic High School. He played college football at the University of Alabama where he was an All-American under legendary coach, Paul "Bear" Bryant. At Alabama, he had 202 tackles, 6 fumbles forced and 4 recovered; he also helped lead the Crimson Tide to...
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