Maury Youmans

Maury Youmans
No. 82, 78
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	October 16, 1936 (age 87); Eagle Bay, New York, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:	North Syracuse (NY)
College:	Syracuse
NFL draft:	1959 / Round: 9 / Pick: 105
AFL draft:	1960 / Round: 2; Pick: First Selections; (by the Houston Oilers)
Career history
	Chicago Bears (1960–1963); Dallas Cowboys (1964–1965); Atlanta Falcons (1966); New York Giants (1966);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1963); National champion (1959); Second-team All-Eastern (1959);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	56
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Maurice Edward Youmans (born October 16, 1936) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Syracuse University.

Early years

Youmans attended North Syracuse High School, where he initially focused on playing basketball and averaged 20 points a game. He started playing football as a senior. After graduating, he spent one year at Dean Academy to improve his grades.

He accepted a scholarship from Syracuse University and was redshirted as a junior after having back surgery.

As a senior, he became part of a defensive/offensive line known as the "sizeable seven" that also included Bob Yates, Fred Mautino, Al Bemiller, Roger Davis, Bruce Tarbox and Gerry Skonieczki.^[1] He blocked for Ernie Davis and was a member of the undefeated national championship team in 1959.

He also lettered in basketball, where he was a backup at center as a sophomore and senior.

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Youmans was selected by the

1959 NFL Draft

with a future draft pick, which allowed the team to draft him before his college eligibility was over.

As a rookie, he played

hall of famer Doug Atkins, but missed games with a dislocated shoulder. After playing all of the games (14) in 1962

, the next season he was kneed in the back and missed 8 games.

In 1963, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a knee injury that was complicated by a serious infection. He would end up missing the season the Bears won the NFL Championship.

The next year, he requested a trade thinking he was going to the

offensive end Gary Barnes on June 18, 1964.^[2]

Dallas Cowboys

In

defensive line's top backup and started the last 3 games in place of an injured Larry Stephens. The next season, he was the regular starter at left defensive end

but was limited with an unstable knee.