OAKLAND -- Toussaint Tyler, the big back the Oakland Invaders have been looking for ever since they started up in the USFL a year ago, has signed a contract with the club, the Invaders announced Wednesday.
Tyler, who played two seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the NFL after being picked in the 1981 draft out of Washington, stands 6-2 and weighs 230 pounds.
Guard Randy Divier, another former Huskie, also was signed by the Invaders as were offensive tackle Greg Sykes of Washington State and Anyika Kamalu of San Jose State. There seems to be some question about Kamalu, listed as a 6-5, 265-pound defensive end.
Kamalu, according to the Invaders, played the 1980 season at San Jose State under the name of Henry Scarborough, but he is not listed in that year's Spartan press guide. He also, according to the Invaders, had a tryout with the Los Angeles Raiders this year.
Divier and Sykes are big men, too, Divier standing 6-5 and weighing 265 pounds and Sykes 6-4 and 262. Divier was a third round pick of the Baltimore Colts in 1981 while Sykes has had tryouts with three NFL clubs plus the USFL Arizona Wranglers.
