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|position=[[Center (American football)|C]]/[[Linebacker|LB]]
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|position=[[Center (American football)|Center]] / [[Linebacker]]
 
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|birth_date={{Birth date|1942|12|28|mf=y}}
 
|birth_date={{Birth date|1942|12|28|mf=y}}
 
|death_date={{death date and age|1991|02|15|1942|12|28}}
 
|death_date={{death date and age|1991|02|15|1942|12|28}}
|debutyear=1965
 
|finalyear=1978
 
 
|afldraftyear=1965
 
|afldraftyear=1965
|afldraftround=4
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|afldraftround=[[1965 American Football League draft#Round four|4]]
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|afldraftpick=26<br>(by the [[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1965AFLDraft.html|title=1965 AFL Draft|access-date = March 23, 2017}}</ref>
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|draftyear=1965
 
|draftyear=1965
 
|draftround=3
 
|draftround=3
|draftpick=41<br>(By the [[Cleveland Browns]])
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|undraftedyear=
 
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|college=[[Baylor University|Baylor]]
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|college=[[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]]
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* [[American Football League|AFL]] [[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]] (1965-1970)
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* [[Houston Oilers]] (1965–1970)
* [[National Football League|NFL]] [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (1971)
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* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (1971)
* NFL [[Denver Broncos]] (1972-1978)
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* [[Denver Broncos]] (1972–1978)
 
|statlabel1= Games played
 
|statlabel1= Games played
 
|statvalue1=184
 
|statvalue1=184
 
|statlabel2= Games [[Starting lineup|started]]
 
|statlabel2= Games [[Starting lineup|started]]
 
|statvalue2=61
 
|statvalue2=61
|statlabel3=[[Interception (football)|Interceptions]]
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|nfl=MAP332232
 
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|cfl=
 
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|afl=
 
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* [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] (1968)
 
* [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] (1968)
 
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|birth_place=[[Mount Vernon, Texas]]
 
|birth_place=[[Mount Vernon, Texas]]
 
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'''Bobby Ray Maples''' (December 28, 1942{{spaced ndash}}February 15, 1991) was an [[American football]] [[Center (American football)|center]] and [[linebacker]]. He was born in [[Mount Vernon, Texas]], which is also the birthplace of [[Don Meredith]]. Maples played [[College football|collegiately]] for [[Baylor University]] and professionally in the [[American Football League]] where he was an [[American Football League All-Star games|All-Star]] in 1968 with the [[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]] He also played for the [[National Football League]]'s [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and [[Denver Broncos]] before retiring in 1978.
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'''Bobby Ray Maples''' (December 28, 1942{{spaced ndash}}February 15, 1991) was an [[American football]] [[Center (American football)|center]] and [[linebacker]]. He was born in [[Mount Vernon, Texas]], which is also the birthplace of [[Don Meredith]]. Maples played [[College football|collegiately]] for [[Baylor University]] and professionally in the [[American Football League]] where he was an [[American Football League All-Star games|All-Star]] in 1968 with the [[Houston Oilers]] He also played for the [[National Football League]]'s [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and [[Denver Broncos]] before retiring in 1978.
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League Players]]
 
*[[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League Players]]
   
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==References==
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| NAME = Maples, Bobby
 
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{{Browns1965DraftPicks}}
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player
 
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{{Houston Oilers 1965 draft navbox}}
| DATE OF BIRTH = December 28, 1942
 
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Mount Vernon, Texas]]
 
| DATE OF DEATH = February 15, 1991
 
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[[Category:1942 births]]
 
[[Category:1942 births]]
 
[[Category:1991 deaths]]
 
[[Category:1991 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Franklin County, Texas]]
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[[Category:People from Mount Vernon, Texas]]
 
[[Category:Players of American football from Texas]]
 
[[Category:Players of American football from Texas]]
 
[[Category:American football linebackers]]
 
[[Category:American football linebackers]]
 
[[Category:American football centers]]
 
[[Category:American football centers]]
 
[[Category:Baylor Bears football players]]
 
[[Category:Baylor Bears football players]]
[[Category:Houston Oilers (AFL) players]]
 
 
[[Category:Houston Oilers players]]
 
[[Category:Houston Oilers players]]
 
[[Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players]]
 
[[Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players]]
 
[[Category:Denver Broncos players]]
 
[[Category:Denver Broncos players]]
 
[[Category:American Football League All-Star players]]
 
[[Category:American Football League All-Star players]]
 
[[Category:American Football League players]]
   
   
 
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Latest revision as of 09:07, 4 September 2019

Bobby Maples
No. 50, 51
Position:Center / Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1942-12-28)December 28, 1942
Mount Vernon, Texas
Died:February 15, 1991(1991-02-15) (aged 48)
Career information
College:Baylor
NFL Draft:1965 / Round: 3 / Pick: 41
AFL draft:1965 / Round: 4 / Pick: 26
(by the Houston Oilers)[1]
Career history
* Houston Oilers (1965–1970)
Career highlights and awards
* AFL All-Star (1968)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:184
Games started:61
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Bobby Ray Maples (December 28, 1942 – February 15, 1991) was an American football center and linebacker. He was born in Mount Vernon, Texas, which is also the birthplace of Don Meredith. Maples played collegiately for Baylor University and professionally in the American Football League where he was an All-Star in 1968 with the Houston Oilers He also played for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos before retiring in 1978.

See also

References

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