RIP - Don Maynard

[Spiderweb]

Rest in peace Dom Maynard. Great WR (hof) played with the Jets in mid 60's when I began following the Bills (1966)..

 

"Pro Football Hall of Famer, New York Jets great Don Maynard dies at age 86" https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33035848/pro-football-hall-famer-new-york-jets-great-maynard-dies-age-86

Edited January 10, 2022 by Spiderweb

[Mojo44]

RIP. Great player!  

[hondo in seattle]

I first became a football fan in 1969.  I'm not sure what spurred my interest since, in those days, no one in my family followed football.

 

And back then, Maynard was an all-star.   I remember him fondly as both a player and as an announcer.

RIP 

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

6 minutes ago, Momma Pecoraro said:

 

Not to be confused with 'Dandy' Don Meredith  

[Utah John]

Maynard was a great player and was always associated with the Jets.  As far as I know he was a first-class gentleman.  I hope he didn't die of a broken heart, seeing them with yet another losing season and another year not making the playoffs.  

[ColoradoBills]

23 minutes ago, Spiderweb said:

Great WR (hof) played with the Jets in mid 60's when I began following the Bills

 

Same here.  I remember having his football card.

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

Very old guy here ...

Although we were all BILLS fans growing up, we often pretended were Don Maynard when playing street football in the 60s.

[Sestak4ever]

Maynard was great. Sauer was the other wideout with Snell and Boozer in the backfield. Also Gerry Philbin, a pro bowl defensive lineman from UB.

[Niagara Bill]

Class guy that helped Joe N be Joe N. 

RIP

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

I remember Maynard becoming the all time receiving leader breaking Raymond Berry's record. I think it was something like 635 catches, so much different than nowadays.

Edited January 11, 2022 by D. L. Hot-Flamethrower

[Momma Pecoraro]

51 minutes ago, BringMetheHeadofLeonLett said:

Not to be confused with 'Dandy' Don Meredith  

The lights went out. I reassessed the tact. 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

Don Maynard, Fred Biletnikoff, and Lance Alworth made up three pretty amazing WR in the old AFL.

 

Actually they didn't call them WR back then, they were either split ends or flankers.  Those names did tend to sound a bit sexier than WR.  Not sure what prompted the change??

[Helpmenow]

Booker got toasted all the time by #13

14 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

Don Maynard, Fred Biletnikoff, and Lance Alworth made up three pretty amazing WR in the old AFL.

 

Actually they didn't call them WR back then, they were either split ends or flankers.  Those names did tend to sound a bit sexier than WR.  Not sure what prompted the change??

Lionel Taylor, Elbert and Charlie Hennigan

[Old Coot]

The flanker or flankerback was originally a halfback motioned out or set out to the flank of the T formation.  He was the receiver off the LOS.  On the other side, the end split out to the flank was the "split end."  The other end tight to the tackle was the "tight end."

 

Clark Shaughnessy is usually credited with the innovation of motioning out the halfback.  Note that Shaughnessy did not invent the concept of man in motion but maximized its effectiveness.  

 

Shaughnessy was one of the greatest innovators in the game of football.

 

I'll end with a question: why are offensive tackles called tackles?  They don't tackle anyone.

[CowgirlsFan]

RIP   Thanks for the memories.

 

[stuvian]

waiting for Broadway Joe to sober up long enough to make a tribute

[Thurman#1]

10 hours ago, Spiderweb said:

Rest in peace Dom Maynard. Great WR (hof) played with the Jets in mid 60's when I began following the Bills (1966)..

 

"Pro Football Hall of Famer, New York Jets great Don Maynard dies at age 86" https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33035848/pro-football-hall-famer-new-york-jets-great-maynard-dies-age-86

 

 

R.I.P. 

 

Used to be a big fan of his when they weren't playing the Bills.

[Chandler#81]

He started with the Giants late 50’s -mostly kick returns. Hooked up with the Titans (of NNY) when the AFL began play and was instrumental in getting Namath in the HOF.  iirc, he only had 1 catch in their miracle SB win over Baltimore. He injured his hamstring against the Raiders in the title game, then re-injured it very early in the SB on a long incompletion, but the damage was done as the Colts double teamed him the rest of the way, opening the running of Snell & Boozer. No AFL segment is complete without a Maynard catch on a bomb from Joe Willie 

 

RIP Don. Thanks for the wonderful memories.

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

10 hours ago, Old Coot said:

The flanker or flankerback was originally a halfback motioned out or set out to the flank of the T formation.  He was the receiver off the LOS.  On the other side, the end split out to the flank was the "split end."  The other end tight to the tackle was the "tight end."

 

Clark Shaughnessy is usually credited with the innovation of motioning out the halfback.  Note that Shaughnessy did not invent the concept of man in motion but maximized its effectiveness.  

 

Shaughnessy was one of the greatest innovators in the game of football.

 

I'll end with a question: why are offensive tackles called tackles?  They don't tackle anyone.

 

Yeah they do, just ask the officials.  Almost every play!

[SoMAn]

13 hours ago, Old Coot said:

 

I'll end with a question: why are offensive tackles called tackles?  They don't tackle anyone.

Tell that to Jerry Hughes

Edited January 11, 2022 by SoMAn