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Maurice Tyler
No. 42, 23, 25, 27, 39
Born: (1950-07-19) July 19, 1950 (age 73)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Defensive back
CollegeMorgan State
NFL draft1972 / Round: 10 / Pick: 235
Career history
As player
1972Buffalo Bills
1973–1974Denver Broncos
1975San Diego Chargers
1976Detroit Lions
1977New York Jets
1978New York Giants

Maurice Michael Tyler (born July 19, 1950) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions, New York Jets, and New York Giants. He also spent the 1983 season with the Chicago Blitz and the Denver Gold and the 1984 season with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League (USFL).

Background

Tyler grew up in Baltimore and graduated from Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School. He played college football at Morgan State University.
Tyler is the athletic director at W. E. B. Du Bois High School in Baltimore.


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