One Of The Great Players in Philadelphia Eagles History: Keith Byars

It's time to show some love for former Eagles' running back Keith Byars.  He will never get the respect he deserves because he came out of college as a highly rated running back and he did not have the same conventional statistics in the NFL as he did at Ohio State. But Byars was more like a tight end that lined up in the backfield. Keith Byars was really an amazing player to watch on a very fun Philadelphia Eagles team.  Nothing was very conventional about the Eagles in that era and in form, one never knew what to expect from Byars. At Ohio State, Byars dominated the football field as a running back and a kick returner .  In 1984 he was runner up to Doug Flutie for the Heisman trophy. In 1985 he broke his foot and reinjured it two more times that season as he prematurely returned to the field.  He had several corrective surgeries and his foot was never quite the same. Prior to his first draft, cagey Buddy Ryan called Keith Byars a "medical reject" to throw ... (link)