Herbert Sidney Maffett (March 5, 1907 – December 26, 1994) was a college football player.
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Position | End |
Class | Graduate |
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Born: | Atlanta, Georgia | March 5, 1907
Died: | December 26, 1994 Brandon, Florida | (aged 87)
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
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High school | Toccoa, Georgia |
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University of Georgia
editMaffett 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
edit- ^ a b "All-Americans" (PDF). p. 177. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ "Smith: Halls of fame can miss, but not with Bullogs' Scott". December 16, 2011.
- ^ Morris McLemore (October 8, 1954). "Familiar Face, Different Suit". The Miami News.
- ^ "All-Southern". San Antonio Express. December 4, 1930.
- ^ "EASTERN SCRIBE LIKES RUSSELL: Former Husker Listed All-American By New York Post". Lincoln Star. November 29, 1930.
- ^ Michael Bradley (2006). Big Games: College Football's Greatest Rivalries. Potomac Books. p. 193. ISBN 9781597974615.
- ^ "Herbert Maffett". Archived from the original on March 13, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ "Athletics". Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.