:Avon Riley

{{Short description|American football player (1958–2020)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Avon Riley

| number = 53, 99

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|2|10}}

| birth_place = Savannah, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|7|2|1958|2|10}}

| death_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 230

| high_school = Savannah (GA)

| college = UCLA

| draftyear = 1981

| draftround = 9

| draftpick = 243

| teams =

• Houston Oilers (1981–1986)
• Pittsburgh Steelers (1987)
• Miami Dolphins (1997)*

| highlights =

• First-team All-Pac-10 (1980)

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 6.5

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 3

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 6

| pfr = RileAv20

}}

Avon Riley (February 10, 1958 – July 2, 2020) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the ninth round of the 1981 NFL draft. He played college football at UCLA. Riley also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RileAv20.htm |title=Avon Riley Stats |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |date= |accessdate=2020-02-27}}

He died on July 2, 2020, in Houston, Texas, at age 62.{{cite web|author=Donnell Suggs |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/sports/20200807/former-savannah-high-football-star-avon-riley-leaves-behind-legacy-of-discipline-hard-work |title=Former Savannah High football star Avon Riley leaves behind a legacy of discipline, hard work |publisher=Savannahnow.com |date=2020-08-07 |accessdate=2020-11-17}}