Herb Maffett Explained
| Herb Maffett |
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| School: | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Currentposition: | End |
| Currentnumber: | 24; 29; 10 |
| Class: | Graduate |
| Highschool: | Toccoa, Georgia |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Death Place: | Brandon, Florida |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
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Herbert Sidney Maffett (March 5, 1907 - December 26, 1994) was a college football player.
University of Georgia
Maffett was a prominent end and four-year starter on the Georgia Bulldogs football team.[1] [2] [3] He was elected captain of the 1930 team due to the victory over Yale at the dedication of Sanford Stadium.[1] He was selected All-Southern in 1930,[4] and a first-team All-American by the New York Evening Post.[5] He once described facing an angry coach Harry Mehre and how "you feel like you'd like to go off and hide in a hole."[6] Maffett was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.[7] [8]
Notes and References
- Web site: All-Americans. 177. 2015-01-19. 2018-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180914203539/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geo/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/all-americans.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Smith: Halls of fame can miss, but not with Bullogs' Scott. December 16, 2011.
- News: Familiar Face, Different Suit. Morris McLemore. The Miami News. October 8, 1954.
- News: San Antonio Express. All-Southern. December 4, 1930.
- News: EASTERN SCRIBE LIKES RUSSELL: Former Husker Listed All-American By New York Post. Lincoln Star. 1930-11-29.
- Book: Big Games: College Football's Greatest Rivalries. Michael Bradley. 2006. 193. Potomac Books . 9781597974615.
- Web site: Herbert Maffett. 2015-01-19. 2019-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20190313051322/http://georgiasportshalloffame.com/site/our-inductees/. dead.
- Web site: Athletics. 2015-01-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20150317045908/http://www.georgiadogs.com/ot/geo-sports-hall.html. 2015-03-17. dead.
