Herb Maffett

Herb Maffett
No. 24, 29, 10
PositionEnd
Personal information
Born(1907-03-05)March 5, 1907
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 1994(1994-12-26) (aged 87)
Brandon, Florida, U.S.
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolToccoa, Georgia, U.S.
College
Awards and highlights

Herbert Sidney Maffett (March 5, 1907 – December 26, 1994) was a college football player.

University of Georgia

Maffett was a prominent end and four-year starter on the Georgia Bulldogs football team.[1][2][3] He was elected captain of the 1930 team due to the victory over Yale at the dedication of Sanford Stadium.[1] He was selected All-Southern in 1930,[4] and a first-team All-American by the New York Evening Post.[5] He once described facing an angry coach Harry Mehre and how "you feel like you'd like to go off and hide in a hole."[6] Maffett was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 "All-Americans" (PDF). p. 177. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Smith: Halls of fame can miss, but not with Bullogs' Scott". December 16, 2011.
  3. ↑ Morris McLemore (October 8, 1954). "Familiar Face, Different Suit". The Miami News.
  4. ↑ "All-Southern". San Antonio Express. December 4, 1930.
  5. ↑ "EASTERN SCRIBE LIKES RUSSELL: Former Husker Listed All-American By New York Post". Lincoln Star. November 29, 1930.
  6. ↑ Michael Bradley (2006). Big Games: College Football's Greatest Rivalries. Potomac Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-59797-461-5.
  7. ↑ "Herbert Maffett". Archived from the original on March 13, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Athletics". Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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