| Date of birth: | April 14, 1953 |
| Place of birth: | Carrizo Springs, Texas |
| Date of death: | October 2, 1995 (aged 42) |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | Guard |
| College: | West Texas A&M |
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 8 / Pick: 223 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1977-1986 1987 |
San Francisco 49ers Denver Broncos |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
John Ayers (born April 14, 1953 – October 2, 1995 in Carrizo Springs, Texas) was a National Football League offensive lineman from 1977 through 1987. During that span, he appeared in two Super Bowls: Super Bowl XVI and Super Bowl XIX for the San Francisco 49ers. Ayers was a key contributor on the final 89-yard drive that led to the play that has been immortalized as "The Catch" in the 1982 NFC Playoffs versus the Dallas Cowboys.
John Ayers played college football at West Texas A&M University. He was also a member of the 1987 Denver Broncos team that lost Super Bowl XXII, but did not appear in that game.
Ayers also served for a brief period as the figurehead President of Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation.
Ayers was diagnosed with liver cancer and died on October 2, 1995.
His daughter, Jolee, was a scholarship basketball player at Texas Tech University.
External links
- St. Petersburg Times
- http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125154
- http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/features/superbowl/archives/16/
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