Gene Mayl
refer to caption
Eugene Mayl, 1940
Personal information
Born:(1901-10-23)October 23, 1901
Dayton, Ohio
Died:July 12, 1986(1986-07-12) (aged 84)
Dayton, Ohio
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
College:Dayton
Notre Dame
Position:End
Career history

Eugene Aloysius Mayl (October 23, 1901 – July 12, 1986) was an American football and basketball player and attorney.

Mayl was born in 1901 in Dayton, Ohio. He began his college education at the University of Dayton. He next attended law school at Notre Dame.[1][2] While at Notre Dame, he played for the football and basketball teams, serving as captain of the basketball team and winning two letters in football and three in basketball.[3] He played at the end position on Knute Rockne's 1922 and 1923 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football teams.[2] The 1923 team featured the Four Horsemen and compiled a 9–1 record. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1924.[2][4]

He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dayton Triangles from 1925 to 1926. He appeared in 12 NFL games.[5] He was captain of the 1925 Dayton team,[6] and he was selected by the Ohio State Journal as a first-team end on the 1925 All-Pro Team.[7] He also played center for the Redwings and Koors "29" basketball teams.[3]

After his football career ended, Mayl practiced law in Dayton for 60 years.[2] In 1940, he was hired as a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General tasked with overseeing condemnation proceedings of 500 acres in connection with the expansion of Wright Field into Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.[8] He also served as chairman of Dayton's defense recreation board during World War II.[9]

He later served as president of the Dayton Bar Association and as a member of the executive committee of the Ohio Bar Association.[2]

Mayl died in 1986 in Dayton at age 84.

References

  1. ↑ "Dayton Boy Is Notre Dame Star". Dayton Daily News. October 29, 1922. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Attorney, civic leader Eugene Mayl dies at 84". Dayton Daily News. July 13, 1986. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Preston Hinebaugh (April 26, 1933). "Sport Profiles". The Dayton Herald. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Jerry Howe (January 27, 1965). "Dayton's Eugene Mayl Stuhldreher Teammate". The Journal Herald. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Gene Mayl". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Gene Mayl Will Lead Triangle". Dayton Daily News. September 27, 1925. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ John Hogrogian (1985). "1925 All-Pros" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Pro Football Researchers.
  8. ↑ "Eugene A. Mayl Appointed Attorney General's Aide". The Dayton Herald. October 30, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Mayl Appointed Head Of Defense Recreation Here". The Dayton Herald. January 14, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.