Don Maggs
{{Short description|American football player (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Don Maggs
| number = 76, 78
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|11|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 265
| high_school = Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown)
| college = Tulane
| suppdraftyear = 1984
| suppdraftround = 2
| suppdraftpick = 29
| pastteams =
- Pittsburgh Maulers ({{USFL Year|1984}})
- New Jersey Generals ({{USFL Year|1985}})
- Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1986|1992}})
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1993|1994}})
| highlights =
- Second-team All-American (1983)
| statseason =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 110
| pfr = M/MaggDo20
}}
Donald James Maggs (born November 1, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a tackle and guard in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL).
Maggs was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio and played scholastically at Cardinal Mooney High School.{{cite web| url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MaggDo20.htm |title=Don Maggs Stats |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=May 29, 2024}} He played collegiately for the Tulane Green Wave,{{cite web| url=https://www.nfl.com/players/don-maggs/ |title=Don Maggs Stats |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 29, 2024}} where, as a senior, he was honored by Gannett News Service (GNS) as a second-team All-American.{{cite news |first=Joel S. |last=Buchsbaum |title=Young, not Rozier deserves trophy |date=November 29, 1983 |newspaper=The Pensacola Journal |page=3B |agency=Gannett News Service |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72113382/ |access-date=February 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Open access}}
Following college, Maggs played in the USFL for the Pittsburgh Maulers (1984) and New Jersey Generals (1985). He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the second round of the 1984 NFL supplemental draft, and they retained his rights when he chose to stay in the USFL.{{Cite web |title=1984 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/draft.htm |access-date=October 10, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} When the USFL ceased operations following the 1985 season, Maggs joined the Oilers. He was with the Oilers for seven seasons, 1986 - 1992, spending the 1987 season on the injured reserve list. He then spent two years with the Denver Broncos (1993 - 1994).{{Cite web |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/magg00400.html |title=Don Maggs Stats |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=May 29, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331182620/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/magg00400.html |archive-date=March 31, 2022}}