Al Maeder
{{Short description|American football player (1906–1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image = Al Maeder.jpg
| caption = Maeder, 1927
| position = Tackle
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|01|25}}
| birth_place = Minneapolis
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1984|08|25|1906|01|25|mf=y}}
| death_place = Eden Prairie, Minnesota
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lbs = 185
| high_school = Minneapolis East (MN)
| college = Minnesota
| teams = * Minneapolis Red Jackets (1926–1929)
| statlabel1 = Games
| statvalue1 = 9
}}
Albert Raymond Maeder (January 25, 1906 – August 25, 1984) was an American football player.
Maeder was born in Minneapolis in 1906. He attended East High School in that city. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1925 to 1927.{{cite web|title=Al Maeder|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=January 28, 2022|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/maed00400.html}}{{cite news|title=Maeder Getting Stronger Hold on Regular Job|newspaper=The Minneapolis Star|date=October 18, 1927|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93611621/maeder/|via=Newspapers.com}} He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and the Alpha Zeta honorary society.{{cite news|title=Engagements Announced by Younger Set|newspaper=Minneapolis Tribune|date=May 6, 1928|page=Sports 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93611422/marriage-of-laugh-lin-maeder/|via=Newspapers.com}}
He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a tackle for the Minneapolis Red Jackets. He appeared in nine NFL games, two as a starter, during the 1929 season.{{cite web|title=Al Maeder|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=July 23, 2020|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MaedAl20.htm}} After an October 6, 1929 game, The Minneapolis Morning Tribune called Maeder a star, noting that he "stood out on the line."{{cite news|title=Joesting's Red Jackets Nosed Out by Grange's Team in Pro Opener, 7-6|newspaper=October 7, 1929|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93611950/joestings-red-jackets-nosed-out-by/|via=Newspapers.com}}
He married Teresa Lauglin in June 1928.{{cite news|title=Teresa Laughlin Is Married Today at Incarnation Church|newspaper=The Minneapolis Star|date=June 12, 1928|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93610389/teresa-laughlin-is-married-today-at/|via=Newspapers.com}} They had a daughter, Clare Laughlin Maeder, born in August 1929.{{cite news|title=Daughter Born To Mr. and Mrs. Maeder|newspaper=The Minneapolis Star|date=August 10, 1929|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93611084/maeder/|via=Newspapers.com}} After his football career ended, Maeder worked for several years in the oil business and then operated a service station in Hopkins, Minnesota.{{cite news|title=Welfare Board Adopts Required Salary Changes|newspaper=St. Cloud Times|date=January 16, 1957|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93612714/maeder/|via=Newspapers.com}} He then worked as a Minnesota welfare caseworker and eventually as a welfare supervisor.{{cite news|title=Maeder Resigns Welfare Post|newspaper=St. Cloud Time|date=August 23, 1965|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93612436/maeder/|via=Newspapers.com}}