John Ayers

Games played:	157
Games started:	137
Fumble recoveries:	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Ayers
No. 68, 67
Position:	Offensive guard
Personal information
Born:	April 14, 1953; Carrizo Springs, Texas, U.S.
Died:	October 2, 1995 (aged 42); Canyon, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	258 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:	Carrizo Springs
College:	West Texas A&M
NFL draft:	1976: 8th round, 233rd pick
Career history
	San Francisco 49ers (1977–1986); Denver Broncos (1987);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Super Bowl champion (XVI, XIX); First-team All-Pro (1984); Second-team All-Pro (1985);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	157
Games started:	137
Fumble recoveries:	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Milton Ayers (April 14, 1953 – October 2, 1995) was an American professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL) 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.

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John Ayers played college football for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes. 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.^[1]

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