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Jerry Mays
Gerald Avery Mays
Position: DE-DT
Height: 6-4 Weight: 252 lbs.
Born: November 24, 1939 in Dallas, TX
College: SMU
7-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Dallas Texans in the 5th round (38th overall) of the AFL 1961 Draft
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 11th round (141st overall) of the 1961 Draft
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View Details For: 1 Regular Season TD Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1961 | 22 | DTX | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1962* | 23 | DTX | RDT | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1963 | 24 | KAN | RDT | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1964* | 25 | KAN | LDT | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1965*+ | 26 | KAN | LDE | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1966*+ | 27 | KAN | LDE | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1967* | 28 | KAN | LDE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968* | 29 | KAN | LDE | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1969 | 30 | KAN | LDE | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1970* | 31 | KAN | LDE | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 140 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1961 | 22 | DTX | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | ||||||
| 1965*+ | 26 | KAN | LDE | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | |||||
| Career | 140 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 5.3 | 16 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1963 | 24 | KAN | RDT | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 140 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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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)
All-Pro Teams
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1962 - AFL: 1st team all-AFL 1962 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL 1962 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL 1963 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL 1963 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL 1963 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL 1964 - AFL: 1st team all-AFL 1964 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL 1964 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-AFL 1965 - AFL: 1st team all-AFL 1965 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL 1965 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-AFL 1965 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL 1965 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL 1966 - AFL: 1st team all-AFL 1966 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL 1966 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-AFL 1966 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL 1966 - UPI: 1st team all-AFL 1967 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1967 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL 1967 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL 1968 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1968 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL 1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-AFL 1968 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL 1969 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL 1969 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-AFL 1970 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. |