Jearld Baylis

Not to be confused with American basketball player Jerryd Bayless.

Jearld Baylis (August 12, 1962 – December 30, 2024) was a star defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Jearld Baylis

Born:	(1962-08-12) August 12, 1962 (age 62) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:	December 30, 2024(2024-12-30) (aged 62)
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	DT
College	Southern Mississippi
High school	Jackson (MS) Callaway[1]
Career history
As player
1986–1989	Toronto Argonauts
1991	BC Lions
1992–1993	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1994–1995	Baltimore Stallions
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1995) Norm Fieldgate Trophy (1993) First-team All-South (1982, 1983)
CFL All-Star	1987, 1992, 1993, 1995
CFL East All-Star	1987, 1992
CFL West All-Star	1993

Baylis played college football at University of Southern Mississippi.,^[2] where he was known as the Space Ghost. He had a 10-year career from 1986 to 1995 for four teams. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in 1993 and was a CFL All-Star four times. He was a part of the Baltimore Stallions 1995 Grey Cup winning team. The native of Jackson, Miss. was supposed to be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2020, but the organization was unable to contact him, deferring his induction indefinitely. He is now expected to be posthumously inducted in 2025 or 2026.

Bayliss died on December 30, 2024.^[3]