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Alonzo Mayes

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Alonzo Mayes
No. 85
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1975-06-04) June 4, 1975 (age 49)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:259 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:Douglass (Oklahoma City}
College:Oklahoma State
NFL draft:1998 / Round: 4 / Pick: 94
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:33
Receiving yards:339
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Alonzo Mayes. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  2. ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Alonzo Mayes Archived November 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Pro-Football-References.com, Players, Alonzo Mayes. Retrieved January 30, 2012.