If you’re a diehard fan of the New York Jets, you certainly know who Dennis Byrd is. This would be the case even if you weren’t around in the early 1990s.
Byrd, who’s most famous for walking again after one singular play that saw him become paralyzed, tragically died on Saturday night in a two-car accident in Oklahoma.
According to Mike Averill of Tulsa World, a 17-year-old driver veered over into the other lane into oncoming traffic and struck Byrd’s vehicle. The accident claimed Byrd’s life and sent two others to the hospital.