Lyneal Alston
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | July 23, 1964 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Theodore (AL) | ||||||||
| College | Southern Miss | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1987: undrafted | ||||||||
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Lyneal Alston (born July 23, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles[1][2] from 1983 to 1986, with whom he had 64 receptions, 1,261 yards and 10 touchdowns during his career and appeared in the 1986 Senior Bowl.[3] He later the NFL with Pittsburgh.[4][5] He was cut by the Steelers in August 1988.[6]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.64 s | 1.62 s | 2.69 s | 4.52 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | 7 reps | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[7] | ||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "'Big-Play' Alston carving reputation". Hattiesburg American. September 27, 1985. p. 3C. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Andy Clay (November 5, 1986). "Alston answers distress calls with tough catches". Hattiesburg American. pp. 1D, 3D. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Lyneal Alston". Hattiesburg American. December 24, 1989. p. 4C. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Don Hudson (September 21, 1987). "With Lipps as model, USM product Alston earns spot with Steelers". Clarion-Ledger. p. C1. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Steelers sign Boyle, Alston". Ellwood City Ledger. Associated Press. November 6, 1987. p. 8. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Packers ax vet passer Wilson as NFL teams make final cuts". The Commercial Appeal. August 30, 1988. p. D6. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Lyneal Alston Combine Results". NFLCombineResults.com. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
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- Players of American football from Mobile, Alabama
- American football wide receivers
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players
- University of Southern Mississippi alumni
- NFL replacement players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football wide receiver, 1960s birth stubs