Keith Byars 99yd kickoff return-TD - 1984 Fiesta Bowl

[YuWalkonwater]

Dayton,Ohio representer.....

[conni70]

great college player...average NFL player

[Handlez362]

LMAO look at his stride

[nagromretnuh]

Holy shit that guy was huge! And fast!

[erdalea20]

Wow this dude is fast, he wasnt even striding. It looked like he was jogging. this dude runs a 4.1 40 O_o

[slopri]

How is this called football haha? Eggball? Handball maybe??

[A7XNCK]

omg that guy can't get his knees up at all

[DerrikRose1991]

he looks so slow compared to returners now :D

[simpsonsfan2007]

This was two days before I was born.

[HemperFi]

Good old days when they could do excessive celebration and not get called for it! That penalty is retarded. They're not supposed to be stoked about a 99 yard TD?? Take all the fun out of a GAME bastards.

[rileymayhem20]

@HemperFi its the fine line of celebrations and being a douchebag and well Buckeyes never go near "douchebaggery"

[BeastieBuggs]

Luck!

[hvillio22]

No Ted Ginn, thats for sure. Lol. Im waiting for that old Pacman sound or Gameboy music on the really old Madden games when this guy runs down the field.

[7SEVEN7SEVEN7SEVEN7]

he looks like a 300pounds kick returner

[jjtini]

lol keith bayers is now the head coach for my football team lmfao.

[boshembechle]

Who sang the beginning song? 

[jamesowen237]

Might have to put him back on kickoffs in Tecmo.

[ilikep0p3shott]

haha look at them run

[MrDebacle]

haha looks like the michelin man - runs like him too

nice anyway.

[dubasher]

no knee lift!  lol

[thafuture333]

why was shoulder pads so big back in the day

[damon2nice]

fucking slooooooooooow!

[KNJ3]

I remember in an Eagles/Giants game when Randall Cunningham was scrambling and he pointed out a Giants LB to block (I think it was Banks) and Keith laid him out. I know he didn't see it coming but he damn sure felt it.

[phillyeaglesphan]

it was Banks and he was absolutely de-cleated...been looking for the video for a long time but have yet to find it...

[novagasser]

@phillyeaglesphan i have been looking for that hit too, i thought it was pepper johnson he hit, but i may be wrong. go big E stomp em at big D

[phillyeaglesphan]

you were right, it was Pepper Johnson, his former college roomate and best man in each other's wedding. Banks hit Randall on MNF when Randall bounced back up and threw a strike to Jimmie Giles. I had found an old youtube link for the hit but it was taken down.

[GSSchaefer]

Best Buckeye never to win the heisman.

[FaZ3z94]

haha he runs weird

[Tru22Tru]

Byars was a sure Heisman winner until a bad foot injury ... he never ran as effectively after that injury ... in colleg or the pros. Minus that injury, he would have been the best back of that decade - in college and the pros. He was amazing! Another Buckeye immortal ... I salute you Keith!

[StS9LBJ23]

Ohio State Football Rules.

[Hovenaut]

Yeah - he should have won the Heisman that year. Thanks Miami pass defense, or lack of.

[carlosnelson]

Byars although respected here in Philly was never the premiere back we needed in Philly 2 go with the ferocious defense we had!

[TacklingDummy]

Best player in the history of the sport. Nuff said.

:)

[mitchdfla]

One of my favorite Buckeyes ever! I always liked how it looked like he was taking those small steps.

[SFFOOL76]

I remember Keith Byars running like that against Dallas in 1993 thanksgiving day. I thought he was running like that because it was snowing on the field (the Dallas game)

[theelectricman]

Yes, one of mine too. I remember a game where he ran out of his shoe for a TD!!! Although, my fave College RB in the mid 80's was 1) Lorenzo White 2) Mike Rozier & 3) Keith Byars :)

[flamefaceproductions]

illinois vs. ohio state =D

[j4f3tp]

He's my highschool football coach now :) at Boca Raton Community High School. Our old head coach got fired and he took over pretty sick huh?

[flamefaceproductions]

beastie as hell =D

[flamefaceproductions]

flutie stole byars fucking heisman. fucking lucky pass.

[chrisuncleahmad]

Note the lack of sponsorship.

Quite the contrast from today's bowl games.

[wedontgiveadamn]

now that's what I'm talking about! Give it to the big fella on the return. Nowadays it's just skinny sprinters with pads.

[ewm470]

what a great game i remember well watching that game.keith byars one of my favorite all time running backs at ohio state.he should've won the heisman in 1984 not for doug flutie's hailmary pass that year.

[ramzyn]

Painters caps! The eighties were awesome.

[VJLOU]

RIP Charlie Jones