Lewis Elwood "Mickey" Mayne was an American football halfback who played three seasons in the All-America Football Conference between 1946 and 1948.
11 Facts About Lew Mayne
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Lew Mayne continued to play football at the University of Texas at Austin; his Texas team won the Southwest Conference in 1942 and was selected to play in the Cotton Bowl the following year, Texas's first-ever bowl appearance.
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Lew Mayne was discharged in 1946 and signed with the Dodgers.
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Lew Mayne moved to Cleveland in 1947, when the team won the AAFC championship.
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Lew Mayne was inducted into his Cuero High School's hall of fame in 2006.
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Lew Mayne again entertained an offer to play for the Bears in 1947, and agreed to switch leagues after talking to team owner George Halas.
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Lew Mayne did not play in the first few games of the 1947 season because of injuries and an infection, but head coach Paul Brown made him the starter at right halfback in October.
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Lew Mayne spent a final year with the Baltimore Colts in 1948 before retiring from football.
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At Daingerfield, Lew Mayne taught history and guided his track and field team to a state championship in 1962.
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Lew Mayne was the principal at the town's junior high and high school and later became the district superintendent before retiring in 1982.
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Lew Mayne was inducted into Cuero High School's hall of fame in 2006.