A Hall of Fame Comparison – JIM TYRER

I posted this a few blogs ago but will do so again because of the subject matter, Jim Tyrer.

I once had the opportunity to ask a quite well known (now deceased) former sportswriter (and Hall of Fame voter) from back east why former Kansas City Chiefs player Jim Tyrer was not in the HOF. I expected reference how Tyrer’s demise came about as the rationale; instead, the reply was “I don’t think he was that good.”

Personal bias? An axe to grind? That a long-time and respected writer – an AFL writer to wit – would state the aforementioned left me wondering how valid the process is. I will not mention the writer’s name but believe me when I say that you have heard of him, an aspect which makes the comments his all the more puzzling (and by extension makes one wonder how many like cases exist, even among AFL proponents.)

I don’t like to elevate one player at the expense another, especially when both are/were Hall of Fame worthy, but here’s a comparison for whatever it’s worth.

Former Los Angeles & San Diego Charger Ron Mix is in the Hall of Fame and is well deserving (note that I didn’t say “in my opinion”; no need the addendum as his merit speaks for itself: 9-time Pro Bowler and 8-time First-Team All-Pro.)

Mix played RT on offense for the Chargers, and reportedly held his opponents about as often as comedian/satirist Pat Paulsen held the Presidency. The great #74 played 11 years, albeit just one in the NFL. Mix was a member of 5 teams that played for a Championship, winning once.

Jim Tyrer played the (arguably) more revered LT/ blind side position on offense the Dallas Texans & Kansas City Chiefs. Like Mix…

[ * Tho there is disparity as to accolades, according Pro Football Reference.com ]

…Tyrer was a 9-time Pro Bowler and he also an 6-time First-Team All-Pro. Tyrer was a member of 3 teams that played for Championships, winning twice. Tyrer played 14 years, including 5 in the NFL, with two of his All Pro honors coming there. So whether the aforementioned is accurate or Todd’s “Eight consecutive seasons as first team All-AFL member… Seven-time AFL All-Star”, point is that Jim Tyrer was a great LT – in fact, as Todd alluded & I concur: ‘who was better’?

Does Jim Tyrer have a case? Such is but one example among many that cry out for explanation… and enshrinement. To the player, a Hall of Fame honor must rank as the icing on the cake an career; as a fan I say the only Hall of Fame that really matters to me is the one resides in my heart & lingers in memory, forever.

Long live the AFL!

Tyrer and Robinson are no-brainers for the HOF. They had multiple All-Pro honors, including post-merger. Even the biggest AFL bashers would still have to acknowledge that they were Pro-Bowl players during the early 1970’s. They performed as well if not better than their contemporaries.

While it’s impossible to know what went through his mind, I wonder if Tyrer was suffering from the type of post football concussion syndrome that Junior Seau and others seemed to be afflicted with?

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