Jerry Mays (defensive lineman)
Mays on a 1965 Topps card | |||||||||
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| Born | November 24, 1939 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 17, 1994 (aged 54) Lake Lewisville, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Sunset | ||||||||
| College | SMU | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1961: 11th round, 141st overall pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1961: 5th round, 38th overall pick | ||||||||
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Gerald Avery "Jerry" Mays (November 24, 1939 – July 17, 1994) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle and defensive end for 10 years with the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs. He played in the American Football League (AFL) for the first nine years, before playing his final season (1970) in the National Football League (NFL) after the AFL-NFL merger. Mays was an AFL All-Star and All-AFL selection on multiple occasions, and was named by the Pro Football Hall of Fame to the AFL's All-Time Team. Mays played on three AFL championships teams. He played in Super Bowls I and IV. He played college football for the SMU Mustangs, and was a first-team All-Southwest Conference selection his senior year, even though his team was winless that season.