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NYJMAYNARD—

Don Maynard

Retired

St. Louis Cardinals · E-FL-HB

Don Maynard recorded 171 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with St. Louis Cardinals, New York Jets, New York Titans, New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

15

indexed seasons

171

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Don Maynard's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1969
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 20, 1969

Tennessee Titans vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1969

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1968
NEW YORKJETS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 15, 1968

New York Jets vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 15, 1968

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1968
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 1, 1968

Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1968

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1963
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 26, 1963

Denver Broncos vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1963

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1968
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 17, 1968

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1968

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Don Maynard's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1941–1963

01
NYGMAYNARD—Don Maynard
NYGGIFFORD—Frank Gifford
NYGHUFF—Sam Huff

Defense and precision reach repeated championships

New York Giants · The title-game fixture

New York reached six title games in eight seasons and won in 1956 while helping make televised pro football a national habit.

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Franchise era

1960–1968

02
NYJMAYNARD—Don Maynard
NYJNAMATH12Joe Namath
NYJSNELL—Matt Snell

The AFL's boldest team changes football

New York Jets · Namath and the guarantee

The Titans became the Jets, signed Namath and validated the entire AFL by upsetting Baltimore in Super Bowl III.

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Franchise era

1969–1980

03
NYJMAYNARD—Don Maynard
NYJNAMATH12Joe Namath
NYJRIGGINS—John Riggins

Aging stars give way to a slow rebuild

New York Jets · After the guarantee

Injuries limited Namath and New York spent much of the 1970s searching before a young defensive line began to emerge.

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Franchise era

1960–1987

04
ARIMAYNARD—Don Maynard
ARIHART—Jim Hart
ARIDIERDORF—Dan Dierdorf

The Cardiac Cardinals make drama a habit

Arizona Cardinals · The St. Louis Football Cardinals

St. Louis produced explosive, entertaining contenders in the 1970s but never found the postseason breakthrough needed to secure the franchise's future there.

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Career accomplishments

NFL receiving yards leader · 1967NFL receiving touchdowns leader · 196515 NFL seasons171 career games70 career rushing yards633 career receptions11,834 career receiving yards88 career receiving touchdownsCollege: Texas-El Paso5 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 28, 1958Most recent: Sep 23, 1973

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history