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.
Games with 100 yards rushing, 100 yards receiving, or 300 yards passing.
| Score | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Week | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sun | Sep 11, 1960 | box | W | NYT | BUF | 27 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 0 | 29.0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Sun | Oct 9, 1960 | box | L | NYT | @ | HOU | 21 | 27 | 11 | 174 | 1 | 15.8 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Sun | Oct 23, 1960 | box | L | NYT | HOU | 28 | 42 | 7 | 156 | 1 | 22.3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Fri | Nov 11, 1960 | box | L | NYT | @ | BOS | 21 | 38 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 11 | Thu | Nov 24, 1960 | box | W | NYT | DTX | 41 | 35 | 10 | 179 | 1 | 17.9 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | Sun | Sep 17, 1961 | box | L | NYT | @ | BUF | 31 | 41 | 9 | 107 | 2 | 11.9 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 5 | Sat | Oct 6, 1962 | box | L | NYT | BOS | 14 | 43 | 5 | 117 | 1 | 23.4 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 7 | Sun | Oct 21, 1962 | box | L | NYT | @ | DTX | 17 | 20 | 4 | 102 | 0 | 25.5 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 8 | Sun | Oct 28, 1962 | box | W | NYT | SDG | 23 | 3 | 6 | 157 | 2 | 26.2 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 11 | Thu | Nov 22, 1962 | box | W | NYT | @ | DEN | 46 | 45 | 4 | 105 | 1 | 26.3 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 12 | Fri | Nov 30, 1962 | box | L | NYT | @ | BOS | 17 | 24 | 8 | 113 | 1 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 7 | Sat | Oct 26, 1963 | box | T | NYJ | DEN | 35 | 35 | 5 | 159 | 3 | 31.8 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Sat | Sep 12, 1964 | box | W | NYJ | DEN | 30 | 6 | 4 | 101 | 1 | 25.3 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | 3 | Sat | Oct 3, 1964 | box | T | NYJ | SDG | 17 | 17 | 4 | 113 | 1 | 28.3 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | 5 | Sat | Oct 17, 1964 | box | W | NYJ | HOU | 24 | 21 | 4 | 102 | 2 | 25.5 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | 7 | Sat | Oct 31, 1964 | box | W | NYJ | BOS | 35 | 14 | 6 | 109 | 1 | 18.2 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | 8 | Sun | Nov 8, 1964 | box | L | NYJ | BUF | 7 | 20 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 20.0 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | 5 | Sat | Oct 16, 1965 | box | T | NYJ | OAK | 24 | 24 | 6 | 149 | 2 | 24.8 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | 9 | Sun | Nov 14, 1965 | box | W | NYJ | @ | BOS | 30 | 20 | 6 | 122 | 2 | 20.3 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 11 | Sun | Nov 28, 1965 | box | L | NYJ | BOS | 23 | 27 | 5 | 121 | 0 | 24.2 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | 13 | Sun | Dec 12, 1965 | box | L | NYJ | @ | OAK | 14 | 24 | 7 | 112 | 1 | 16.0 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 14 | Sun | Dec 19, 1965 | box | W | NYJ | BUF | 14 | 12 | 9 | 180 | 2 | 20.0 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | 2 | Sun | Sep 18, 1966 | box | W | NYJ | HOU | 52 | 13 | 7 | 156 | 2 | 22.3 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | 3 | Sun | Sep 25, 1966 | box | W | NYJ | @ | DEN | 16 | 7 | 5 | 101 | 0 | 20.2 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 14 | Sat | Dec 17, 1966 | box | W | NYJ | BOS | 38 | 28 | 6 | 129 | 2 | 21.5 | |||||||||||||
| 26 | 1 | Sun | Sep 10, 1967 | box | L | NYJ | @ | BUF | 17 | 20 | 5 | 106 | 2 | 21.2 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 2 | Sun | Sep 24, 1967 | box | W | NYJ | @ | DEN | 38 | 24 | 4 | 141 | 0 | 35.3 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 3 | Sun | Oct 1, 1967 | box | W | NYJ | MIA | 29 | 7 | 4 | 121 | 0 | 30.3 | |||||||||||||
| 29 | 5 | Sun | Oct 15, 1967 | box | T | NYJ | HOU | 28 | 28 | 10 | 157 | 1 | 15.7 | |||||||||||||
| 30 | 7 | Sun | Oct 29, 1967 | box | W | NYJ | BOS | 30 | 23 | 5 | 132 | 0 | 26.4 | |||||||||||||
| 31 | 9 | Sun | Nov 12, 1967 | box | W | NYJ | BUF | 20 | 10 | 4 | 103 | 0 | 25.8 | |||||||||||||
| 32 | 10 | Sun | Nov 19, 1967 | box | W | NYJ | @ | BOS | 29 | 24 | 5 | 164 | 1 | 32.8 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | 13 | Sun | Dec 17, 1967 | box | L | NYJ | @ | OAK | 29 | 38 | 12 | 159 | 2 | 13.3 | ||||||||||||
| 34 | 14 | Sun | Dec 24, 1967 | box | W | NYJ | @ | SDG | 42 | 31 | 8 | 141 | 3 | 17.6 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | 1 | Sun | Sep 15, 1968 | box | W | NYJ | @ | KAN | 20 | 19 | 8 | 203 | 2 | 25.4 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | 3 | Sun | Sep 29, 1968 | box | L | NYJ | @ | BUF | 35 | 37 | 3 | 114 | 1 | 38.0 | ||||||||||||
| 37 | 5 | Sun | Oct 13, 1968 | box | L | NYJ | DEN | 13 | 21 | 7 | 140 | 0 | 20.0 | |||||||||||||
| 38 | 10 | Sun | Nov 17, 1968 | box | L | NYJ | @ | OAK | 32 | 43 | 10 | 228 | 1 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||
| 39 | 11 | Sun | Nov 24, 1968 | box | W | NYJ | @ | SDG | 37 | 15 | 6 | 166 | 1 | 27.7 | ||||||||||||
| 40 | 12 | Sun | Dec 1, 1968 | box | W | NYJ | MIA | 35 | 17 | 7 | 160 | 3 | 22.9 | |||||||||||||
| 41 | 13 | Sun | Dec 8, 1968 | box | W | NYJ | CIN | 27 | 14 | 5 | 103 | 1 | 20.6 | |||||||||||||
| 42 | 1 | Sun | Sep 14, 1969 | box | W | NYJ | @ | BUF | 33 | 19 | 3 | 118 | 1 | 39.3 | ||||||||||||
| 43 | 6 | Mon | Oct 20, 1969 | box | W | NYJ | HOU | 26 | 17 | 7 | 212 | 2 | 30.3 | |||||||||||||
| 44 | 8 | Sun | Nov 2, 1969 | box | W | NYJ | MIA | 34 | 31 | 4 | 121 | 2 | 30.3 | |||||||||||||
| 45 | 10 | Sun | Nov 16, 1969 | box | L | NYJ | KAN | 16 | 34 | 9 | 137 | 1 | 15.2 | |||||||||||||
| 46 | 11 | Sun | Nov 23, 1969 | box | W | NYJ | CIN | 40 | 7 | 8 | 137 | 0 | 17.1 | |||||||||||||
| 47 | 5 | Sun | Oct 18, 1970 | box | L | NYJ | BAL | 22 | 29 | 9 | 148 | 0 | 16.4 | |||||||||||||
| 48 | 9 | Sun | Nov 15, 1970 | box | W | NYJ | @ | RAM | 31 | 20 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 34.0 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | 14 | Sun | Dec 19, 1971 | box | W | NYJ | CIN | 35 | 21 | 3 | 114 | 1 | 38.0 | |||||||||||||
| 50 | 13 | Mon | Dec 11, 1972 | box | L | NYJ | @ | OAK | 16 | 24 | 7 | 131 | 0 | 18.7 | ||||||||||||