{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Allen Lyday | number = 28 | position = Defensive back | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|9|16}} | birth_place = Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 190 | high_school = Wichita South | college = Nebraska | undraftedyear = 1984 | pastteams = * Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1983}})* * Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1984|1987}}) | statlabel1 = Interceptions | statvalue1 = 4 | statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue2 = 1 | pfr = L/LydaAl20 }}
'''Allen Clark Lyday''' (born September 16, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He first played college football for the Texas Southern Tigers before transferring to the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
==Early life== Allen Clark Lyday was born on September 16, 1960, in Wichita, Kansas.<ref name="pfa"/> He attended Wichita South High School, where he participated in wrestling and football.<ref name="Oklahoman">{{cite news | url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1982/11/06/huskers-depth-big-problem-for-pokes/62867864007/ | title=Huskers' Depth Big Problem for Pokes | work=The Oklahoman | date=November 6, 1982 | accessdate=23 December 2024 | author=Kensler, Tom}}</ref><ref name="pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/l/lyda00200.html | title=Allen Lyday | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=23 December 2024}}</ref>
==College career== Lyday first enrolled at Texas Southern University as a punter.<ref name="Oklahoman"/><ref name="pfa"/> He then transferred to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to try out for the wrestling team but did not end up wrestling there.<ref name="Oklahoman"/> He was member of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 1980 to 1982 and a two-year letterman from 1981 to 1982.<ref name="pfa"/>
==Professional career== After going undrafted in the 1983 NFL draft, Lyday signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on April 28.<ref name="Transactions"/> He was released on August 29, 1983.<ref name="Transactions"/>
Lyday was signed by the Houston Oilers on April 6, 1984.<ref name="Transactions"/> He was released on August 20 but later resigned on October 25.<ref name="Transactions"/> He then played in four games for the Oilers during the 1984 season, recording one interception, before being placed on injured reserve on November 21, 1984.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LydaAl20/gamelog/1984/ | title=Allen Lyday 1984 Game Log | publisher=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=23 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="Transactions"/> He was released the next year on September 3, 1985, and later re-signed on September 26, 1985.<ref name="Transactions"/> Lyday appeared in 13 games during the 1985 season, totaling one kick return for six yards, one fumble, and one fumble recovery.<ref name="pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LydaAl20.htm | title=Allen Lyday | publisher=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=23 December 2024}}</ref> He played in the first four games of the 1986 season before being placed on injured reserve on October 1.<ref name="1986g">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LydaAl20/gamelog/1986/ | title=Allen Lyday 1986 Game Log | publisher=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=23 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="Transactions"/> He was later activated on October 31 and played in the final eight games of the season, recording three interceptions.<ref name="1986g"/><ref name="Transactions"/> Lyday appeared in seven games for the Oilers in 1987 before being placed on injured reserve again on November 23, 1987.<ref name="pfr"/><ref name="Transactions"/> He became a free agent after the 1987 season.<ref name="Transactions">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/l/lyda00200.html | title=Allen Lyday NFL Transactions | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=23 December 2024}}</ref>
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