Editing Don Maynard (section)

{{Short description|American football player (1935–2022)}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Don Maynard
| image       = Don Maynard 1963 (cropped).jpg
| caption     = Maynard with the Jets in 1963
| number      = 13
| position    = [[Wide receiver]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1935|1|25}}
| birth_place = [[Crosbyton, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2022|1|10|1935|1|25}}
| death_place = [[Ruidoso, New Mexico]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 0
| weight_lbs  = 180
| high_school = [[Colorado High School|Colorado]] ([[Colorado City, Texas]])
| college     = [[UTEP Miners football|Texas Western]]
| draftyear   = 1957
| draftround  = 9
| draftpick   = 109
| pastteams   =
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|1958}})
* [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] ({{CFL Year|1959}})
* [[New York Jets|New York Titans / Jets]] ([[1960 American Football League season|1960]]–{{NFL Year|1972}})
* [[History of the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|1973}})
* [[History of the Los Angeles Rams|Los Angeles Rams]] ({{NFL Year|1973}})*
* [[Shreveport Steamer|Houston Texans]] / [[Shreveport Steamer]] ([[1974 World Football League season|1974]])
| statlabel1  = [[Reception (American football)|Reception]]s
| statvalue1  = 633
| statlabel2  = [[Reception (American football)|Receiving yards]]
| statvalue2  = 11,834
| statlabel3  = [[Touchdown]]s
| statvalue3  = 88
| pfr         = M/MaynDo00
| highlights  =
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl III|III]])
* [[American Football League Championship Game|AFL champion]] ([[1968 AFL Championship Game|1968]])
* 2× First-team [[All-Pro|All-AFL]] (1968, 1969)
* 2× Second-team All-AFL (1965, 1967)
* 4× [[American Football League All-Star games|AFL All-Star]] (1965, 1967–1969)
* [[List of NFL season receiving touchdowns leaders|AFL receiving touchdowns co-leader]] (1965)
* [[American Football League All-Time Team|AFL All-Time Team]]
* [[New York Jets#Retired numbers|New York Jets No. 13]] retired
| HOF         = don-maynard
}}

'''Donald Rogers Maynard''' (January 25, 1935 – January 10, 2022) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[wide receiver]] known for playing for the [[New York Jets]] in the [[American Football League]] (AFL) and the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He also played with the [[New York Giants]] and [[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]]; and  the [[Shreveport Steamer]] of the [[World Football League]] (WFL).

Maynard was a four-time [[American Football League All-Star games|AFL All-Star]] and played for the [[Super Bowl III]] champions. The Jets [[retired number|retired]] Maynard's No. 13 in his honor. He was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] and included on the [[American Football League All-Time Team|AFL All-Time Team]].

Nicknamed "Country", the quick and sure-handed Maynard was perhaps the most productive receiver of his day, setting career records for total receiving yards as well as yards per reception.