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

Jared Allen, whose NFL path started with the Kansas City Chiefs, has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A pass ...

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

Of the three, the biggest questions surround Tyrer. Born in Newark, Ohio, on Feb. 25, 1939, Jim Tyrer is largely considered one of the most dominant offensive ... s move to Kansas City and the ...

Kevin Patrick Allen worked to prove, or disprove, that Jim Tyrer had CTE. The evidence was circumstantial, but eventually it became clear Tyrer had brain damage.

Allen was wrapping up his documentary on the tragedy of Jim Tyrer, the six-time All-Pro offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs. The Super Bowl IV winner retired, and became eligible for the ...

Jared Allen, whose NFL path started with the Kansas City Chiefs ... Among those considered and not elected was Chiefs offensive lineman Jim Tyrer, a six-time All-Pro from 1961-74.

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

Jim Tyrer retired as one of the best offensive linemen in NFL history in 1974. He was on the line as tackle for 14 years, almost all of them but the great Kansas City Chiefs of the 1960s and '70s. He ...