Bobby Maples Explained

Position:Center / Linebacker
Number:50, 51
Birth Date:December 28, 1942
Birth Place:Mount Vernon, Texas, U.S.
Afldraftyear:1965
Afldraftround:4
Afldraftpick:26
(by the Houston Oilers)[1]
Draftyear:1965
Draftround:3
Draftpick:41
College:Baylor
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:184
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:61
Statlabel3:Interceptions
Statvalue3:1
Highlights:
Pfr:M/MaplBo00

Bobby Ray Maples (December 28, 1942February 16, 1991)[2] was an American football center and linebacker. He was born in Mount Vernon, Texas, which is also the birthplace of Don Meredith. Maples and his older brother Butch played collegiately for Baylor University and for respectively for NFL & AFL teams. Bobby Maples played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) where he was an All-Star in 1968 with the Houston Oilers He also played for the National Football League (NFL)'s Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos before retiring in 1978.

Maples died of Hodgkin's disease in February, 1991.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1965 AFL Draft. March 23, 2017. February 25, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170225154441/http://profootballarchives.com/1965AFLDraft.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Bobby Maples Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College  - Pro-Football-Reference.com . pro-football-reference.com . 4 December 2022.
  3. News: Former Bronco Center remembered as a tough leader . April 13, 2022 . The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO . Associated Press . February 20, 1991.