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.
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Chicago Bearsedit
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 famerDoug 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.
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.
^"Syracuse's 'Sizeable Seven' Pacing Nation's Defenders". Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^"Falcons Select Claridge". Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^"Giants Ask Waivers On Maury Youmans". Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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January 01, 1970
maury, youmans, maurice, edward, youmans, born, october, 1936, former, american, football, defensive, national, football, league, chicago, bears, dallas, cowboys, played, college, football, syracuse, university, 78position, defensive, endpersonal, informationb. 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 Maury YoumansNo 82 78Position Defensive endPersonal informationBorn 1936 10 16 October 16 1936 age 87 Eagle Bay New York U S Height 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Weight 251 lb 114 kg Career informationHigh school North Syracuse NY College SyracuseNFL draft 1959 Round 9 Pick 105AFL draft 1960 Round 2Pick First Selections by the Houston Oilers Career historyChicago Bears 1960 1963 Dallas Cowboys 1964 1965 Atlanta Falcons 1966 New York Giants 1966 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsNFL champion 1963 National champion 1959 Second team All Eastern 1959 Career NFL statisticsGames played 56Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Early years 2 Professional career 2 1 Chicago Bears 2 2 Dallas Cowboys 2 3 Atlanta Falcons 2 4 New York Giants 3 References 4 External linksEarly years editYoumans 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 editChicago Bears edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit Syracuse s Sizeable Seven Pacing Nation s Defenders Retrieved February 3 2020 Cowboys Trade Barnes to Bears Archived from the original on May 6 2016 Retrieved February 3 2020 Falcons Select Claridge Retrieved February 3 2020 Giants Ask Waivers On Maury Youmans Retrieved February 3 2020 External links editSuper Entrances for a Football Giant Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maury Youmans amp oldid 1203466988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
