Education
He attended North Carolina State University, where he was an All-American.
He attended North Carolina State University, where he was an All-American.
Byrd only played one season in the NFL because of a knee injury he suffered in his senior year at North Carolina State. After leaving the NFL, Byrd became the high school football coach at West Lincoln High School in Lincolnton, North Carolina, retiring in 2004. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.