Dennis_Byrd_(American_football,_born_1946)

Dennis Wayne Byrd (August 31, 1946 – July 22, 2010) was an American football defensive end who played in the American Football League (AFL) one season for the Boston Patriots. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, where he was named first-team All-ACC in each of his three years of varsity competition and was a consensus All-American as a senior in 1967. He is regarded as one of the most dominant defensive tackles in the Atlantic Coast Conference history.