# Ken Dyer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ken_Dyer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ken_Dyer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Dyer > Source revision: 1334865609 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player (1946–2010)}} {{for|the Australian rules footballer| Ken Dyer (Australian footballer)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Ken Dyer | image = | number = 49, 27 | position = [Safety](/source/Safety_(position)), [flanker](/source/Flanker_(American_football)) | birth_date = {{birth date|1946|3|16}} | birth_place = [Ann Arbor, Michigan](/source/Ann_Arbor%2C_Michigan), U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2010|3|7|1946|3|16}} | death_place = [Gilbert, Arizona](/source/Gilbert%2C_Arizona), U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 190 | high_school = [Ann Arbor](/source/Ann_Arbor_High_School) | college = [Arizona State](/source/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football) (1964–1967) | draftyear = 1968 | draftround = 4 | draftpick = 100 | pastteams = * [San Diego Chargers](/source/San_Diego_Chargers) ([1968](/source/1968_American_Football_League_season)–[1969](/source/1969_American_Football_League_season)) * [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals) ([1969](/source/1969_American_Football_League_season)–{{NFL Year|1971}}) | statleague = NFL/AFL | statlabel1 = [Interception](/source/Interception)s | statvalue1 = 3 | statlabel2 = [Fumble](/source/Fumble) recoveries | statvalue2 = 1 | statlabel3 = [Reception](/source/Reception_(gridiron_football))s | statvalue3 = 1 | statlabel4 = Receiving yards | statvalue4 = 22 | statlabel5 = Total [touchdown](/source/touchdown)s | statvalue5 = 1 | pfr = D/DyerKe20 }} '''Kenneth James Dyer''' (March 16, 1946 – March 7, 2010) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) player who played three seasons with the [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals) and [San Diego Chargers](/source/San_Diego_Chargers). He was selected by the Chargers in the fourth round of the [1968 NFL/AFL draft](/source/1968_NFL%2FAFL_draft) after played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Arizona State University](/source/Arizona_State_University). ==Early life and college== Kenneth James Dyer was born on March 16, 1946, in [Ann Arbor, Michigan](/source/Ann_Arbor%2C_Michigan).{{cite news | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/d/dyer00400.html | title=Ken Dyer | work=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=14 March 2025}} He attended [Ann Arbor High School](/source/Ann_Arbor_High_School) in Ann Arbor, participating in football, [track](/source/track_and_field), and [basketball](/source/basketball).{{cite web | url=https://pioneerathletics.net/main/alumnibio/contentid/53583735 | title=Ken Dyer - Athletic Alumni 2005 | publisher=[Pioneer High School](/source/Pioneer_High_School_(Ann_Arbor%2C_Michigan)) | accessdate=14 March 2025}} He helped the football team win the state title in 1962. Dyer also earned [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) first-team All-State honors in football in high school. He set the Michigan [high jump](/source/high_jump) record as a senior. He graduated from Ann Arbor High in 1964. Dyer was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame in 2005. Dyer was a member of the [Arizona State Sun Devils](/source/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football) from 1964 to 1967 and a three-year [letterman](/source/letterman_(sports)) from 1965 to 1967. He began his college career as a wide receiver before converting to [tight end](/source/tight_end) in 1967. He caught 20 passes for 215 yards and one touchdown in 1965, 29 passes for 496 yards and two touchdowns in 1966, and 39 passes for 654 yards and four touchdowns in 1967.{{cite news | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ken-dyer-1.html?__hstc=223721476.eb2052739879f4ccd08d9dbb9d3db7b5.1741976919353.1741976919354.1741976919354.1&__hssc=223721476.2.1741976919354&__hsfp=2850574025 | title=Ken Dyer | work=[Sports Reference](/source/Sports_Reference) | accessdate=14 March 2025}} Dyer also participated in track while at Arizona State. ==Professional career== Dyer was selected by the [San Diego Chargers](/source/San_Diego_Chargers) of the [American Football League](/source/American_Football_League) (AFL) in the fourth round, with the 100th overall pick, of the [1968 NFL/AFL draft](/source/1968_NFL%2FAFL_draft). He played in 14 games for the Chargers as a [flanker](/source/flanker_(American_football)) and [safety](/source/safety_(position)) during the 1968 season, recording one reception for 22 yards and one fumble recovery touchdown. He did not appear in any games in 1969 before being released in late October.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-news-journal/167970009/ | title=Chargers Meet Raiders Sunday | work=[Longview News-Journal](/source/Longview_News-Journal) | date=October 25, 1969 | agency=[United Press International](/source/United_Press_International) | accessdate=14 March 2025 | pages=4A}}{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic/167970121/ | title=Cowboy power worries Devils | work=[Arizona Republic](/source/Arizona_Republic) | date=October 31, 1969 | accessdate=14 March 2025 | author=Eger, Bob}} Dyer was signed by the [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals) of the AFL in late October 1969 but did not play in any games that year.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DyerKe20.htm | title=Ken Dyer | publisher=[Pro Football Reference](/source/Pro_Football_Reference) | accessdate=14 March 2025}} He appeared in 12 games, starting six, for the Bengals in 1970 as a safety and intercepted three passes for 45 yards. He also started one playoff game in 1970. Dyer played in one game, a start on October 3, 1971, during the 1971 season and broke his neck while attempting to tackle [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) running back [John Brockington](/source/John_Brockington), ending his playing career.{{cite web | url=http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100313/PKR01/100313040/1058/Ken-Dyer-dies--broke-neck-while-tackling-John-Brockington-in-1971 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20141115155531/http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100313/PKR01/100313040/1058/Ken-Dyer-dies--broke-neck-while-tackling-John-Brockington-in-1971 | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 15, 2014 | title=Ken Dyer dies; broke neck while tackling Green Bay Packers RB John Brockington | publisher=greenbaypressgazette.com | accessdate=November 15, 2014 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Bengals-mourn-passing-of-Ken-Dyer/62804fe3-e88a-4fc3-96e1-abec9d2be9ad | title=Bengals mourn passing of Ken Dyer | publisher=bengals.com | date=March 8, 2010 | accessdate=November 15, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106191202/http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Bengals-mourn-passing-of-Ken-Dyer/62804fe3-e88a-4fc3-96e1-abec9d2be9ad | archive-date=January 6, 2018 | url-status=dead }} ==Personal life== Dyer served in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army). After his football career, he sold insurance and worked in the industrial chemical industry. He also owned a dry cleaning plant. Dyer coached high school and [pop warner](/source/Pop_Warner_Little_Scholars) football for over 20 years as well. Dyer died of [heart failure](/source/heart_failure) on March 7, 2010, in [Gilbert, Arizona](/source/Gilbert%2C_Arizona). ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Find a Grave|50006915}} {{San Diego Chargers 1968 draft navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dyer, Ken}} Category:1946 births Category:2010 deaths Category:Players of American football from Ann Arbor, Michigan Category:Track and field athletes from Michigan Category:American football safeties Category:American football wide receivers Category:American football tight ends Category:Arizona State Sun Devils football players Category:Arizona State Sun Devils men's track and field athletes Category:San Diego Chargers players Category:Cincinnati Bengals players Category:Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan) alumni Category:United States Army personnel --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ken Dyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Dyer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Dyer?action=history)). 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