Howard Maple

Howard Albert Maple (July 20, 1903 – November 9, 1970) was an American professional athlete. He played football for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) in 1930 and baseball for the Washington Senators of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1932. He was a college athlete at then-Oregon State Agricultural College.

Biography Maple played college football and college baseball for the Oregon State Aggies (now the Oregon State Beavers). As a quarterback, he led the team to an overall 16–7–1 record for the seasons of 1926 through 1928, and was named a 1928 All-American. Maple is the university's only alumnus to play in both the NFL and MLB. and the athletics hall of fame at Oregon State University in 1990.

In 1930, Maple played in eight games for the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL. The NFL's website lists him as a wingback.

Maple played in minor league baseball from 1930 through 1935, appearing in over 400 minor league games. Maple appeared 44 major league games, all with the 1932 Washington Senators. Maple appeared in 41 games defensively, all as a catcher, handling 39 total chances without an error for a 1.000 fielding percentage.

Maple was born in 1903 in Adrian, Missouri, and graduated from Peoria High School in Illinois.