{{Short description|American football player (born 1977)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | image = | position = Fullback | number = 33 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|2}} | birth_place = Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. | death_date = | draftyear = 2000 | draftround = 4 | draftpick = 117 | college = North Carolina | teams = * Miami Dolphins (2000–2002) * Houston Texans (2003)* * Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004)*<ref>{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/2004/3?after=AAAH1AAAAAMAAAAKAAAAAAAF2w0= |website=NFL.com |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref> * Columbus Destroyers (2005) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 45 | statlabel2 = Receptions | statvalue2 = 2 | statlabel3 = Receiving yards | statvalue3 = 14 }} '''Deon Joseph Dyer''' (born October 2, 1977), nicknamed "'''Gunsmoke'''", is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Dyer played for Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia and led the Hornets to the 1994 state championship game, which they lost to George Washington-Danville.
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