Herb Maffett

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

Herb Maffett
Georgia Bulldogs No. 24; 29; 10
PositionEnd
ClassGraduate
Career history
College
High schoolToccoa, Georgia
Personal information
Born:(1907-03-05)March 5, 1907
Atlanta, Georgia
Died:December 26, 1994(1994-12-26) (aged 87)
Brandon, Florida
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career highlights and awards

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. "All-Americans" (PDF). p. 177.
  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. 1930-11-29.
  6. Michael Bradley. Big Games: College Football's Greatest Rivalries. p. 193.
  7. "Herbert Maffett".
  8. "Athletics". Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
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