Date of birth: | January 14, 1970 |
Place of birth: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Career information | |
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Position(s): | Cornerback Kickoff returner |
College: | Nebraska |
NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 5 / Pick: 137 |
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As player: | |
1993-1996 1997 1998 |
New Orleans Saints Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys |
Career highlights and awards | |
Pro Bowls: | 1 (1993) |
Playing stats at NFL.com |
Tyrone Christopher Hughes (born January 14, 1970) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, and the Dallas Cowboys. He attended and graduated from St. Augustine High School, where he also ran track. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1993 season as a kick returner. Hughes played college football at the University of Nebraska and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He holds the NFL record for most kickoff return yards in a single game (304) and the most combined kickoff/punt return yards in a game (347). He also had 2 kick off returns for touchdowns that same game which tie another NFL record with numerous other players on October 23, 1994.
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