About Ben Mayes
Lived 1945 – 1988 (aged 43). Ben Mayes was an American american football player.
Benjamin Clayton Mayes (March 16, 1945 – December 15, 1988) was an American football defensive end who played for the Houston Oilers of the American Football League, as well as the Jacksonville Sharks and the Portland Storm of the World Football League. He played college football at Drake.
College football career Mayes played for the Drake Bulldogs from 1964 to 1968, redshirting his first two years. However, he instead signed with the Houston Oilers, who played in the American Football League. He played five games with the Oilers at defensive end.
Portland Storm The Sharks folded after playing only fourteen out of twenty games during the 1974 season, and Mayes joined the Portland Storm, where he played defensive end.
Death Mayes died on December 15, 1988, in St. Petersburg, Florida, at the age of 43.
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Who was Ben Mayes?
football player (born 1945)
When was Ben Mayes born?
Ben Mayes was born on 16 March 1945.
When did Ben Mayes die?
Ben Mayes died on 15 December 1988.
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Ben Mayes was an american football player.
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Ben Mayes was American.
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