Kevin was a small shy skinny kid his junior year in high school and didn't know if he really wanted to play football or not. In '92 while Kevin was a senior they won the state title. Kevin played receiver, defensive back, return man and tight end. He averaged 31 yds. a catch. He was all-state selection as defensive back and lined up at flanker. Did you know that he was all-state in basketball as well?
Washington State wanted him and Arizona State really wanted him but he chose Utah so his mother could watch him play.
Kevin was a three year starter and two-time All-Western Athletic Conference selection at Utah. He was MVP at the Senior Bowl. Kevin holds the school record at Utah with 192 career catches and ranking second on the Utes'career receiving list with 2,726 yds.. He had 18 career receiving TD's, fourth all time at Utah . Kevin also made 95 yds.on six catches in the '96 CopperBowl. Kevin is probably best known for the "CATCH" -a fourth down 5yd. touchdown pass to lift Utah to a 16-13 win over Arizona in the Freedom Bowl. He was redshirted in '93. Kevin majored in sociology and environmental behavior.
Kevin was drafted in '98 in the first round 16th overall by the Tennessee Oilers. In '98 he played in 13 games. In '99 he started in 16 games, all 4 playoff games and in '01 started in all 16 games. Dyson enjoyed his finest season in the NFL in '01, setting career- highs in both receiving yds. and TD's while tying is '99 mark for receptions. Kevin produced career highs of 825 receiving yds and seven TD'swith the Titans in '01. Recorded single-game best of nine receptions162 receiving yds. and 2 TD's during the Cincinnati game 09-12-99 (36-35.)
Kevin, along with his brother Andre became the first brother tandem in NFL history to each score a TD for the same team in the same game when he caught a TD pass and Andre returned an interception during the Cleveland game (28-31) Sept. 22,02. During the Pittsburgh game on Nov.17th '02 Kevin had one of his best games of the season. He had 8 catches 87 yds. and 2 TD's (31-23) Unfortunately Kevin's season came to another sad end during the Baltimore game Nov.24th when during the 4th quarter he stopped and leaped back for a 40-yd. pass from McNair and severely injured his hamstring. (12-13)
In 2001 The Tennesse Titans named Kevin Dyson the team representative of the Ed Block Courage award , an honor given to the player on each NFL team who best symoblizes professionalism, great strength, dedication.and community service. "The staff here has never seen anything quite like this before" said Titans head trainer Brad Brown after Kevin's miraculous comeback from a season ending knee injury in 2000. "It means a lot," Dyson said upon learning that his teammates overwhelmingly voted him as the team's most courageous competitor. " After you come off something lke that, you can never say you're the same type of person or player you were before you got hurt. I'm not saying if I'm slower or faster, but I do know that I'm just happy to be able to play again and do the things I'm doing."
After recuperating from knee surgery in 2000 Kevin learned to appreciate the little things in life like taking a shower, walking, getting out of bed, practicing with teammates and enjoying the competition of playing football on Sundays.
During the off season Kevin and his brother Andre conducts Pro Skills Camp for youth football players in Salt Lake City. Kevin considers himself a roller coaster enthusiast and his favorite ride is "The Incredible Hulk" coaster at Universal Islands of Adventure . He also likes to play baskeball, shoot pool, catch movies and spends time with his family
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Kevin married LaRosa July 6, '02. He has two daughers, Deyja born 10/11/95 and Lundyn..
Kevin will always be remembered for the MCM as the man who caught a 30 yd sideways lateral from Frank Wycheck and with nothing but 75 yds. of green grass and a few of his teammamtes serving as escorts in front of him he pranced all the way to the endzone , crossing the goal line with three seconds to go during the first ever playoff game between the Bills and the Titans(22-16) at Adlephia (Jan.8th 2000). He will also be remembered for taking a 40 yd. shotgun pass from McNair during SuperBowl XXXIV ( Jan. 30th.2000) and sprawling toward the endzone only to be stopped at the one yd. line as time ran out (16-23).
On March 19 '03 Kevin was acquired by the Carolina Panthers through free agency with a one year contract, having played 5 years with the Titans.
The Panthers could use Dyson to bolster their receiving corps.
Dyson suffered another setback in his NFL career when he tore his left Achilles tendon during a supervised workout session June 4,'03.
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