Earnest Byner
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Born: | Milledgeville, Georgia | September 15, 1962||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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College: | East Carolina | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1984 / Round: 10 / Pick: 280 | ||||||||
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Earnest Alexander Byner (born September 15, 1962[1]) is an American professional football coach and former running back. He is famous for one well known mistake while playing with the Cleveland Browns. While playing against the Denver Broncos in a 1986 playoff game, Byner fumbled at the Denver one yard line, which led to a Broncos victory. The play was called "The Fumble." Byner immediately became an assistant coach after his playing days were over.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Ernest Byner, RB". NFL.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013.