Myron Maynard Guyton (born August 26, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants (1989–1993) and the New England Patriots (1994–1995). He was a member of the Giants team that won Super Bowl XXV. Before his NFL career, he played college football for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and was selected by the Giants in the eighth round of the 1989 NFL Draft.[1] Guyton is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, Iota Delta chapter of Eastern Kentucky University.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||
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| Born: | August 26, 1967 Metcalf, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Thomas County Central (Thomasville, Georgia) | ||||||
| College: | Eastern Kentucky | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1989 / Round: 8 / Pick: 218 | ||||||
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On April 16, 2012, Guyton was among four former NFL players filing a lawsuit claiming the league did not properly protect players from concussions.[citation needed]
Guyton was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.