James Loyd Mayberry (born November 5, 1957) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Atlanta Falcons.[1] He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes.[2] He also played in the USFL for the Washington Federals.
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 5, 1957 Amarillo, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Tascosa (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Colorado | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979 / round: 3 / pick: 75 | ||||||||
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In Mayberry's first professional football game, the Falcons faced the rival New Orleans Saints in the Louisiana Superdome. With the game tied 34–34 in sudden death overtime, Mayberry intercepted a hurried chest pass by Saints punter Russell Erxleben, who was forced to retrieve the ball at the goal line after a high snap by long snapper John Watson. Mayberry caught the ball in stride at the 6-yard line and waltzed untouched into the end zone to give the Falcons a 40–34 victory, Atlanta's third consecutive win over New Orleans in which the Falcons scored the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds of regulation or overtime. The loss ended up keeping the Saints from their first winning season, as they finished 8-8.
References
edit- ^ "James Mayberry Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ BEILUE, JON MARK. "Beilue: The best running back to come from Amarillo leads a quiet life". Amarillo Globe-News.
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