Keith Byars is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on October 14, 1963 in Ohio, Ohio, United States. Former NFL Pro Bowl running back who played for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Miami Dolphins, the New England Patriots, and the New York Jets.
He played in his only Super Bowl, XXXI, in 1997 with the New England Patriots, but the team lost to Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers, 35-21.
Byars was a tailback with the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1982 to 1985, under head coach Earle Bruce.
In 1984, Byars finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting (behind Doug Flutie) after a season where he gained an OSU record 2,441 all-purpose yards, including a then-school record 1,764 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns. That season featured a game against Illinois (Ohio State won this game 45-38 on October 13, 1984) in which Byars led a comeback from a 24-0 deficit, rushing for 274 yards and five touchdowns, the last with 36 seconds remaining in the game. On his fourth touchdown run, going for 67 yards, he famously lost his left shoe at the Illini 40 but never broke stride. Byars was a unanimous first-team All-America selection, and voted the Big Ten Conference Most Valuable Player. His running backs coach that year was a young Jim Tressel, who would later become the Buckeyes’ head coach.
He fathered two children, Taylor and Keith, with his wife Margaret.
