Stafford Mays

Stafford Mays
Personal information
Position:	Defensive tackle
Date of birth:	(1958-03-13) March 13, 1958
Career information
College:	Washington
NFL draft:	1980 / Round: 9 / Pick: 225
Career history
St. Louis Cardinals (1980–1986) Minnesota Vikings (1987–1988)

Stafford Earl Mays (born March 13, 1958) is a retired American football defensive tackle.

Life and career

Mays was born in Lawrence, Kansas. He went to Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington. Mays played junior college football at Mount Hood Community College. He later played college football at the University of Washington.

Mays played in the National Football League as a defensive end and defensive tackle for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Minnesota Vikings between 1980 and 1988.

St. Louis Cardinals 1980 NFL Draft selections

Curtis Greer Doug Marsh John Sinnott Charles Baker Rusty Lisch Bill Acker Ben Apuna Dupree Branch Grant Hudson Stafford Mays Rush Brown Delrick Brown Tyrone Gray

Draft Years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014