Maule referred to the 1958 NFL Championship Game between the Giants and the Colts as "the best game ever", according to writer Mark Bowden. Bowden wrote a 50th-anniversary book about the game using Maule's description as his title.[1]
When the upstart American Football League (AFL) began play in 1960, Maule did not conceal his loyalty to, nor his preference for, Rozelle and the NFL. For years he ridiculed and made light of the rival AFL. For example, in a September 30, 1968 SI piece entitled The Young Generals (referenced below), supposedly about Pro Football's best young quarterbacks, he praised such statistically average NFL signal-callers as Gary Cuozzo, Randy Johnson and Kent Nix, and never even mentioned Hall of Fame AFL quarterbacks Bob Griese,Daryle Lamonica, or Joe Namath. His strong bias against and contempt for the AFL was mimicked by other writers who wrote derivatory columns.
Maule gained such notoriety for his bias that it was well known to his media contemporaries. During the broadcast of the AFL's New York Jets' defeat of the NFL champion Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, announcer Curt Gowdy asked (off-air): "I wonder if that (S.O.B.) Tex Maule is watching?" The comment can be heard on existing videos of the NBC-TV network feed of the game.
Maule also was a prolific author during the late 1950s and early 1960s. One book he wrote was The Rookie (1961, David McKay Company, NY) which is about professional football.
Maule covered Muhammad Ali's 1967 heavyweight title bout against Ernie Terrell for Sports Illustrated, writing of Ali's performance: "It was a wonderful demonstration of boxing skill and a barbarous display of cruelty."[2] The line was widely quoted by subsequent writers, including Ali's biographer Thomas Hauser.[3]
From Sports Illustrated, Maule moved to The Dallas Morning News for three years. From Dallas, he returned to New York to write on a freelance basis. It was there he died in 1981.
In 1972, he wrote a book, Running Scarred [Pelham Books 1972], about his experience having a heart attack and taking up running afterwards.
References
^Taylor, Ihsan, "The Best Game Ever: Interview With Mark Bowden." The New York Times, December 25, 2008. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
^Maule, Tex (1967-02-13), "Cruel Ali With All the Skills", Sports Illustrated, vol. 26, no. 7, p. 18
maule, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2010, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tex Maule news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hamilton Prieleaux Bee Maule commonly known as Tex Maule May 19 1915 in Ojus Florida May 16 1981 in New York City was the lead American football writer for Sports Illustrated in the 1950s 1960s and 1970s Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 BibliographyEarly life EditMaule played football end at St Mary s in college and served in World War II Career EditMaule joined the NFL s Los Angeles Rams front office where he worked with Pro Football Hall of Famers Pete Rozelle and Tex Schramm Later in 1956 Maule was hired by Sports Illustrated where he covered football for 19 years Maule referred to the 1958 NFL Championship Game between the Giants and the Colts as the best game ever according to writer Mark Bowden Bowden wrote a 50th anniversary book about the game using Maule s description as his title 1 When the upstart American Football League AFL began play in 1960 Maule did not conceal his loyalty to nor his preference for Rozelle and the NFL For years he ridiculed and made light of the rival AFL For example in a September 30 1968 SI piece entitled The Young Generals referenced below supposedly about Pro Football s best young quarterbacks he praised such statistically average NFL signal callers as Gary Cuozzo Randy Johnson and Kent Nix and never even mentioned Hall of Fame AFL quarterbacks Bob Griese Daryle Lamonica or Joe Namath His strong bias against and contempt for the AFL was mimicked by other writers who wrote derivatory columns Maule gained such notoriety for his bias that it was well known to his media contemporaries During the broadcast of the AFL s New York Jets defeat of the NFL champion Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III announcer Curt Gowdy asked off air I wonder if that S O B Tex Maule is watching The comment can be heard on existing videos of the NBC TV network feed of the game Maule also was a prolific author during the late 1950s and early 1960s One book he wrote was The Rookie 1961 David McKay Company NY which is about professional football Maule covered Muhammad Ali s 1967 heavyweight title bout against Ernie Terrell for Sports Illustrated writing of Ali s performance It was a wonderful demonstration of boxing skill and a barbarous display of cruelty 2 The line was widely quoted by subsequent writers including Ali s biographer Thomas Hauser 3 From Sports Illustrated Maule moved to The Dallas Morning News for three years From Dallas he returned to New York to write on a freelance basis It was there he died in 1981 In 1972 he wrote a book Running Scarred Pelham Books 1972 about his experience having a heart attack and taking up running afterwards References Edit Taylor Ihsan The Best Game Ever Interview With Mark Bowden The New York Times December 25 2008 Retrieved 2011 08 17 Maule Tex 1967 02 13 Cruel Ali With All the Skills Sports Illustrated vol 26 no 7 p 18 Hauser Thomas 2012 6 Ain t Got No Quarrel Muhammad Ali His Life and Times Open Road Integrated Media p 160 ISBN 978 1 4532 4119 6 Bibliography EditNote books may be published under the name Hamilton Maule or Tex Maule The Rookie 1961 The Quarterback 1962 The Shortstop 1962 Beatty of the Yankees 1963 The Last Out 1964 Championship Quarterback 1963 The Linebacker 1965 The Running Back 1966 The Corner Back 1967 The Players 1967 The Receiver 1968 The Running Back 1971 Running Scarred 1972 Footsteps His Drive and Ambition Made Him One of the Best and Most Hated Coaches in America 1973 Bart Starr 1973 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tex Maule amp oldid 1145899431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
