Herb Maffett

Herb Maffett
Georgia Bulldogs No. 10
Position End
Class Graduate
Career history
College
High school Toccoa
Personal information
Date of birth March 5, 1907
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia
Date of death December 26, 1994 (aged 87)
Place of death Brandon, Florida
Career highlights and awards

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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".