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  • John Ayers
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  • 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. Ayers also served for a brief period as the figurehead President of Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation.
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  • 223
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Birthplace
Name
  • Ayers, John
  • John Ayers
Date of Death
  • 1995-10-02
DraftedYear
  • 1976
College
DatabaseFootball
  • AYERSJOH01
Place of Birth
DateOfDeath
  • 1995-10-02
Years
  • 1977
  • 1987
DateOfBirth
  • 1953-04-14
Position
Teams
Date of Birth
  • 1953-04-14
Short Description
  • American football player
DraftedRound
  • 8
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  • 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.