Bobby Maples

Bobby Ray Maples was an American professional football center and linebacker. He was born in Mount [Vernon, Texas], which is also the birthplace of Don Meredith. Maples and his older brother Butch played collegiately for Baylor University and for respectively for NFL & AFL teams. Bobby Maples played professionally in the American Football League where he was an American [Football League All-Star game|All-Star] in 1968 with the Houston Oilers He also played for the National Football League 's Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos before retiring in 1978.
Maples died of Hodgkin's disease in February, 1991.