Despite the best qualifications and evidence of CTE in his darkest hour, Pro Football Hall of Fame voters rejected Jim Tyrer.

Kansas City Chiefs great Jim Tyrer's candidacy for the Pro Football Hall of Fame has stirred a debate between his success on ...

The children of Chiefs great Jim Tyrer had hoped that this would be the year in which voters limited their consideration to ...

Jim Tyrer killed his wife, then turned the gun on himself in 1980 — he's largely considered one of the league's first cases ...

Brad Tyrer, of Louisville watched his dad become a legend in the NFL — a six-time first team All Pro with the Kansas City ...

Born in Newark, Ohio, on Feb. 25, 1939, Jim Tyrer is largely considered one of the most dominant offensive tackles of his era. After playing football at Ohio State, where he was an All-America ...

Denver Post/Getty Images When Jim Tyrer first appeared on a Pro Football Hall of Fame ballot in the early 1980s after completing an impressive 14-year career, the Kansas City Chiefs offensive ...

When pro football historians John Turney and Frank ... former Chiefs left tackle Jim Tyrer towered like a colossus above the rest. Decorated with distinctions such as the AFL All-Time Team and ...