Stafford Mays
{{Short description|American football player (born 1958)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Stafford Mays
| number = 76, 73
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|03|13}}
| birth_place = Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 252
| high_school = Lincoln (Tacoma, WA)
| college = Washington
| draftyear = 1980
| draftround = 9
| draftpick = 225
| pastteams =
- St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1980|1986}})
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1987|1988}})
| statlabel1 = Sacks
| statvalue1 = 18.5
| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue2 = 6
| pfr = MaysSt20
}}
Stafford Earl Mays (born March 13, 1958) is a former American football defensive tackle.
Life and career
Mays was born in Lawrence, Kansas. He went to Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington. Mays played junior college football at Mount Hood Community College. He later played college football at the University of Washington.
Mays played in the National Football League as a defensive end and defensive tackle for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Minnesota Vikings between 1980 and 1988. Mays later worked as an executive at Microsoft.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/sports/ncaafootball/30usc.html|title = U.S.C. Helmet Stays on for Another Season|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 29 August 2009|last1 = Witz|first1 = Billy}}
Mays's son, Taylor Mays, was a standout player at O'Dea High School in Seattle and then the University of Southern California. He went on to play safety in both the NFL and CFL.
References
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Category:Players of American football from Lawrence, Kansas
Category:Players of American football from Tacoma, Washington
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Washington Huskies football players
Category:St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
Category:Mt. Hood Community College alumni
Category:NFL replacement players
Category:Lincoln High School (Tacoma, Washington) alumni
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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