Lew Mayne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lew Mayne

American football halfback

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1920

Place of Birth: Cuero, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 24-Oct-2013

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Lew Mayne

  • Lewis Elwood "Mickey" Mayne (March 21, 1920 – October 24, 2013) was an American football halfback who played three seasons in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) between 1946 and 1948.
  • Mayne played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts. From Cuero, Texas, Mayne was a standout athlete starting in junior high school.
  • He excelled in track and field, but was also a football star in high school.
  • Mayne continued to play football at the University of Texas at Austin; his Texas team won the Southwest Conference in 1942 and was selected to play in the Cotton Bowl the following year, Texas's first-ever bowl appearance.
  • During his senior year, Mayne was called up for service in World War II. Mayne was discharged in 1946 and signed with the Dodgers.
  • He moved to Cleveland in 1947, when the team won the AAFC championship.
  • Limited by injuries, he retired after spending the 1948 season with the Colts.
  • After his playing career, Mayne became a high school coach and administrator in Texas, working at schools in Winnsboro and Daingerfield.
  • He was inducted into his Cuero High School's hall of fame in 2006.
  • Daingerfield renamed its football stadium Mickey Mayne Tiger Stadium in his honor in 2009.

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