Dave Mays (American football)

Dave Mays (American football)
Dave Mays
Position(s)
Quarterback		 Jersey #(s)
10
Born June 20, 1949 (1949-06-20) (age 62)
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Career information
Year(s) 1976–1978
Undrafted in 1976
College Texas Southern
Professional teams
Career stats
TD-INT 7-11
Yards 937
QB Rating 55.4
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
  • N/A

Dave Mays (born June 20, 1949 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 1976. He played college football at Texas Southern.

Mays also played for the Buffalo Bills.

Professional career

Mays was a Doctor of Dental Surgery, even during his playing days with the Browns. He practiced dentistry for twenty years in Greater Cleveland.

He is known for filling in for Brian Sipe, who was knocked out of a game on October 10, 1976 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mays started the season as the #3 quarterback and had never played in the NFL regular season before. He led the Browns to an 18-16 victory. The game is also famously known for an incident in which Turkey Jones piledrived Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw.[1]

References

  1. ^ Mays to help fans Select-A-Seat
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