Alonzo Mayes
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 4, 1975 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Douglass (Oklahoma City} | ||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1998 / round: 4 / pick: 94 | ||||||||
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Alonzo Lewis Mayes, Jr. (born June 4, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for three seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, earning consensus All-American honor in 1997.
Early life
[edit]Mayes was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1] He attended Frederick A. Douglass High School in Oklahoma City,[2] where he played for the Douglass Trojans high school football team.
College career
[edit]Mayes received an athletic scholarship to attend Oklahoma State University and play for the Oklahoma State Cowboys football team from 1994 to 1997. As a senior in 1997, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American at tight end.
Professional career
[edit]The Chicago Bears selected Mayes in the fourth round (94th pick overall) of the 1998 NFL draft, and he played for the Bears from 1998 to 2000.[3] He finished his professional career with the Miami Dolphins, but never appeared in a regular season game for the Dolphins. In three NFL seasons with the Bears, Mayes played in thirty-seven games, started twenty-eight of them, and compiled thirty-three receptions for 339 yards and a touchdown.[4] He was nicknamed "Showtime" for his zany celebrations.
References
[edit]- ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Alonzo Mayes. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Alonzo Mayes Archived November 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ Pro-Football-References.com, Players, Alonzo Mayes. Retrieved January 30, 2012.