Maury Youmans

American football player (born 1936)

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American football player

Maury YoumansNo. 82, 78

Position:| Defensive end
Personal information
Born:|  (1936-10-16) October 16, 1936 (age 88)
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:| 56

|

Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

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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

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### Chicago Bears

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Youmans was selected by the Chicago Bears in the ninth round (105th overall) of 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 left defensive end and his bookend partner was future 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 Green Bay Packers, but instead was sent to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for offensive end Gary Barnes on June 18, 1964.[2]

### Dallas Cowboys

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In 1964, he was the 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.

### Atlanta Falcons

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After being selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1966 NFL expansion draft,[3] he was traded to the New York Giants.

### New York Giants

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A knee operation didn't allow him to participate in the New York Giants training camp and was released on September 6, 1966.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Syracuse's 'Sizeable Seven' Pacing Nation's Defenders". Retrieved February 3, 2020.
2. ^ "Cowboys Trade Barnes to Bears". Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
3. ^ "Falcons Select Claridge". Retrieved February 3, 2020.
4. ^ "Giants Ask Waivers On Maury Youmans". Retrieved February 3, 2020.

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