- Tommy Maxwell
Infobox NFLretired
name=Tommy Maxwell
width=
caption=
position=Defensive back/Return specialist
number=
birthdate=birthdate|1947|05|05Houston, Texas
deathdate=
debutyear=1969
finalyear=1974
draftyear=1969
draftround=2
draftpick=51
college=Texas A&M
teams=
* Baltimore Colts (1969-1970)
*Oakland Raiders (1971-1973)
*Houston Oilers (1974)
stat1label=Games played
stat1value=68
stat2label=Games started
stat2value=0
stat3label=Seasons
stat3value=6
nfl=MAX622932
highlights=Tommy Marshall Maxwell (born
May 5 ,1947 inHouston, Texas ) is a formerAmerican football player. After playingcollege football at Texas A&M, he spent six seasons playing in theNFL . In his second season, he helped theBaltimore Colts winSuper Bowl V .He is the founder and executive director of Coaches Outreach, a non-profit Christian organization that aims to spiritually develop high school coaches and their spouses. [cite web|url=http://www.coachesoutreach.org/index.cfm/PageID/638/index.html|title=Coaches Outreach Team]
College years
Maxwell lettered in football at Texas A&M from 1966–68. In the 1967 season, he helped the Aggie team win a
Southwest Conference (SWC) title after a 0–4 start. The Aggies were invited to play the Cotton Bowl, in which they defeated Alabama. He was also named a first-team All-SWC wide receiver in the same season. and a first-teamAll-American defensive back in 1968. In the1969 NFL Draft , he was picked by theBaltimore Colts in the second round (51st overall).NFL career
A career-ending neck injury forced Maxwell to retire after the 1974 season.
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References
*citation|last=Burson|first=Rusty|title=Texas A&M: Where Have You Gone?|publisher=Sports Publishing, LLC|date=2004|isbn=1582617538
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