Bobby Maples

Bobby Maples

Maples, c. 1964
No. 50, 51
Positions	Center • Linebacker
Personal information
Born	(1942-12-28)December 28, 1942 Mount Vernon, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 16, 1991(1991-02-16) (aged 48) Sugar Land, Texas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, Texas)
College	Baylor (1961-1964)
NFL draft	1965: 3rd round, 41st overall pick
AFL draft	1965: 4th round, 26th overall pick
Career history
Houston Oilers (1965-1970) Pittsburgh Steelers (1971) Denver Broncos (1972–1978)
Awards and highlights
Second-team All-AFL (1967) AFL All-Star (1968)
Career NFL/AFL statistics
Games played 184 Games started 134 Fumble recoveries 5 Interceptions 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Bobby Ray Maples (December 28, 1942 – February 16, 1991)^[1] was an American professional 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.^[2]

See also

• Other American Football League Players

References

1. "Bobby Maples Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College – Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
2. "Former Bronco Center remembered as a tough leader". The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO. Associated Press. February 20, 1991. Retrieved April 13, 2022.