Lenny Lyles

Lenny Lyles

Date of birth	(1936-01-26)January 26, 1936
Place of birth	Nashville, Tennessee
Date of death	November 20, 2011(2011-11-20) (aged 75)
Place of death	Louisville, Kentucky
Career information
Position(s)	Cornerback
US college	Louisville
NFL draft	1958 / Round: 1 / Pick 11
Career history
As player
1958, 1961–1969	Baltimore Colts
1959–1960	San Francisco 49ers
Career highlights and awards
2× NFL champion (1958, 1968) Pro Bowl (1966) AP First-team All-American (1957) Louisville Cardinals Ring of Honor
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Lenny Lyles (January 26, 1936 – November 20, 2011) was a professional American football defensive back who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He started in Super Bowl III for the Baltimore Colts. The 6–2, 202-pound Lyles was recruited by the University of Louisville in 1954, when he broke the school's color barrier for scholarship athletes. Lyles remains Louisville's all-time scoring leader for a non-kicker with 300 points. After a successful collegiate career, where Lyles was known for his return skills, he was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the first round of the 1958 NFL Draft. He spent one year with the Colts before joining the 49ers in 1959. After two seasons in San Francisco, Lyles returned to the Colts where he remained until the end of his career in 1969. Lyles finished his professional career with 2,161 return yards and averaged 26.7 yards per return. Lyles spent 27 years as an executive with Brown & Williamson in Louisville.