Ben Mayes

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.