Robert Lyles
American football player
Robert Damon Lyles (born March 21, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers and for the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. After his playing career, Lyles served as a head coach in Arena Football League (AFL), coaching the Los Angeles Avengers in 2001 and the Georgia Force in 2002.
Lyles suffered multiple strokes in 2022. As of September 2022, he is in critical condition in a Texas hospital and needs a heart transplant. With his NFL health insurance expired, his medical expenses were approximately $100,000 as of September 2022, and friends had raised about half that amount.
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