RIP Don Maynard
 

Dead, 86.

Incredible talent. One of the guys that was unappreciated in the NFL so he went to the AFL and became a star. He held a lot of the receiving records when he retired that have all been surpassed, but just one hell of a player. RIP Don.

Maynard was the Jerry Rice of his era.

Oh, THAT Don Maynard

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My buddy Phil Villipiano knocked Maynard to the ground back in the day with a tomhawk.

Texas Western University (UTEP) product. There haven’t been a hell of a lot of them. Way to represent, Don.

I remember him well, caught everything thrown his way. He and Bambi were two receivers I feared against the Chiefs. Also they did it clean without stickum, Looking at you Fred Biletnikoff.

RIP Mr. Maynard

RIP. Receivers of that era I truly respect. They had it truly tough compared to the guys of today.

Fitting that he played for Sammy Baugh with New York too, both were tough, rugged West Texas guys.

Maynard graduated from Colorado City High in Texas. That's a half hour down the road from Sweetwater, where Baugh attended high school. Sweetwater is home of one of America's greatest showcases, the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup.

He was a great player, he lived long enough past his 80's, that is pretty good in my book! Rest in peace!

I still have the J-E-T-S hat he signed for me and my pops when I was much younger. Nice guy as I remember