About Bobby Maples
Lived 1942 – 1991 (aged 48). Bobby Maples was an American american football player.
Bobby Ray Maples (December 28, 1942 – February 16, 1991) was an American professional football center and linebacker. He was born in Mount Vernon, Texas, which is also the birthplace of Don Meredith. Maples and his older brother Butch played collegiately for Baylor University and for respectively for NFL & AFL teams. Bobby Maples played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) where he was an All-Star in 1968 with the Houston Oilers He also played for the National Football League (NFL)'s Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos before retiring in 1978.
Maples died of Hodgkin's disease in February, 1991.
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Who was Bobby Maples?
American football player (1942-1991)
When was Bobby Maples born?
Bobby Maples was born on 28 December 1942 in Mount Vernon.
When did Bobby Maples die?
Bobby Maples died on 15 February 1991.
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Bobby Maples was an american football player.
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Bobby Maples was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bobby Maples. https://biography.guide/bobby-maples/
MLA: "Bobby Maples." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bobby-maples/.
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