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Darryl Talley Buffalo Bills Linebacker

July 10, 1960 - Cleveland, Ohio - Darryl Talley the West Virginia linebacker from 1979 to 1982 was...

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"Darryl Talley Buffalo Bills Linebacker"

Last updated 📅 2025-07-09

July 10, 1960 - Cleveland, Ohio - Darryl Talley the West Virginia linebacker from 1979 to 1982 was born. The National Football Foundation tells us that Darryl was such a versatile athlete at linebacker that he could play either at the line of scrimmage or on the outside. Talley registered 484 career tackles, which was a school record that stood for 21 years. Darryl also posted 28 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, and five interceptions in his four seasons in Morgantown. Talley was a unanimous All-America and was named the WVU team’s Most Valuable Player in 1982 as a senior. Darryl Talley was selected to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011. After college, he was a second-round pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 1983 NFL Draft.

He enjoyed 12 seasons in the NFL with the Bills, Atlanta Falcons, and Minnesota Vikings, starting 187-of-216 career games he was on the roster for. The two-time Pro Bowler played in four Super Bowls with Buffalo and was named First Team All-Pro by the Sporting News in 1990 and 1993. Talley logged 38.5 career sacks and forced 17 fumbles for his brilliant pro career.  

  • HASHTAGS: #July10 #DarrylTalley #TalleyDarryl #Linebacker #BuffaloBills #WestVirginiaMountaineers #Number90 #Number55 #Number56 #Jersey99 #CollegeFootballHallofFame
  • DOB: July 10
  • EVENTDAY: July 10
  • FOOTBALL NAME: Darryl Talley, Talley Darryl
  • FOOTBALL POSITION: Linebacker
  • FOOTBALL TEAM: Buffalo Bills, West Virginia Mountaineers
  • NCAAF JERSEY: Number 90
  • NFL JERSEY: Number 55, Number 56
  • NFL NUMBER: Jersey 99
  • SPORTS: College Football Hall of Fame
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