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John Ayers
No. 68, 67     
Offensive guard
Personal information
Date of birth: April 14, 1953
Place of birth: Carrizo Springs, Texas
Date of death: October 2, 1995(1995-10-02) (aged 42)
Place of death: Canyon, Texas
Career information
College: West Texas A&M
NFL Draft: 1976 / Round: 8 / Pick: 233
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
* San Francisco 49ers ( 1977 1986)
Career highlights and awards
* First-Team All-Pro (1984)
Games played     157
Games started     137
Fumble recoveries     3
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

John Ayers (April 14, 1953 – October 2, 1995) 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.

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