Donald Rogers Maynard
Position: E-FL-HB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: January 25, 1935 in Crosbyton, TX
College: Rice, Texas-El Paso
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1987
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 9th round (109th overall) of the 1957 Draft
Robert Williamson sponsor(s) this page.
An NFL "reject" known for his improvised running patterns, Don caught on with the new AFL. As Namath's favorite receiver, his biggest day was 12/29/68 (AFL championship): he caught six passes for 118 yards + 2 TDs to power the NY Jets past Oakland, 27-23.
View Details For: 88 Regular Season and 2 Playoff TDs Scored / All Super Bowl Plays
| Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1958 | 23 | NYG | RET | 13 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 0 | 31 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 14 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 129 | 0 | 3 |
| 1960 | 25 | NYT | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 72 | 1265 | 17.6 | 6 | 65 | 5.1 | 90.4 | 1265 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| 1961 | 26 | NYT | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 43 | 629 | 14.6 | 8 | 45 | 3.1 | 44.9 | 629 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| 1962 | 27 | NYT | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 56 | 1041 | 18.6 | 8 | 86 | 4.0 | 74.4 | 1041 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| 1963 | 28 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 780 | 20.5 | 9 | 73 | 3.2 | 65.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 786 | 9 | 0 |
| 1964 | 29 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 46 | 847 | 18.4 | 8 | 68 | 3.3 | 60.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 850 | 8 | 1 |
| 1965* | 30 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 68 | 1218 | 17.9 | 14 | 56 | 4.9 | 87.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1220 | 14 | 1 |
| 1966 | 31 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 48 | 840 | 17.5 | 5 | 55 | 3.4 | 60.0 | 840 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 1967* | 32 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 71 | 1434 | 20.2 | 10 | 75 | 5.1 | 102.4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1452 | 10 | 1 |
| 1968* | 33 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 13 | 0 | 57 | 1297 | 22.8 | 10 | 87 | 4.4 | 99.8 | 1297 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 1969*+ | 34 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 938 | 20.0 | 6 | 60 | 4.3 | 85.3 | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 | -6.0 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 932 | 6 | 0 |
| 1970 | 35 | NYJ | WR | 13 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 525 | 16.9 | 0 | 47 | 3.1 | 52.5 | 525 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1971 | 36 | NYJ | WR | 13 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 408 | 19.4 | 2 | 74 | 1.5 | 29.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 410 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 37 | NYJ | WR | 13 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 510 | 17.6 | 2 | 41 | 2.1 | 36.4 | 510 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 1973 | 38 | STL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 186 | 0 | 633 | 11834 | 18.7 | 88 | 87 | 3.4 | 63.6 | 24 | 70 | 0 | 14 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11904 | 88 | 8 | ||||
| 13 yrs | NYJ | 172 | 0 | 627 | 11732 | 18.7 | 88 | 87 | 3.6 | 68.2 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11757 | 88 | 5 | |||
| 1 yr | CRD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | NYG | 12 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 0 | 31 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 14 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 129 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1958 | 23 | NYG | RET | 13 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 117 | 0 | 22 | 4.9 | 11 | 284 | 0 | 44 | 25.8 | 530 |
| 1960 | 25 | NYT | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 1324 | |||||
| 1961 | 26 | NYT | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 638 | |||||
| 1963 | 28 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 792 | |||||
| Career | 186 | 0 | 26 | 132 | 0 | 22 | 5.1 | 14 | 343 | 0 | 44 | 24.5 | 12379 | ||||
| 13 yrs | NYJ | 172 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 7.5 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 11831 | |||
| 1 yr | NYG | 12 | 0 | 24 | 117 | 0 | 22 | 4.9 | 11 | 284 | 0 | 44 | 25.8 | 530 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1958 | 23 | NYG | RET | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 26 | NYT | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 29 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1965* | 30 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967* | 32 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 35 | NYJ | WR | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 186 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 yrs | NYJ | 172 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | NYG | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1960 | 25 | NYT | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 26 | NYT | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | 27 | NYT | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 28 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 54 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 29 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1965* | 30 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 84 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 31 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1967* | 32 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 62 | |||||||||
| 1968* | 33 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 1969*+ | 34 | NYJ | FL | 13 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 38 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 36 | NYJ | WR | 13 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 37 | NYJ | WR | 13 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 186 | 0 | 88 | 2 | 532 |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
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1960 - AFL: 2nd team all-AFL 1960 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL 1965 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL 1965 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL 1967 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL 1967 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-AFL 1967 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL 1967 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL 1968 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-conf. 1968 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL 1968 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL 1968 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL 1969 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL 1969 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-AFL 1969 - Hall of Fame: 1st team all-AFL 1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-AFL 1969 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL 1969 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-AFL 1969 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL |