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Eugene Aloysius Mayl (October 23, 1901 – July 12, 1986) was an American football and basketball player and attorney.
 Eugene Mayl, 1940 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | October 23, 1901 Dayton, Ohio |
| Died: | July 12, 1986 (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 | |
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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
- "Dayton Boy Is Notre Dame Star". Dayton Daily News. October 29, 1922. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Attorney, civic leader Eugene Mayl dies at 84". Dayton Daily News. July 13, 1986. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
- Preston Hinebaugh (April 26, 1933). "Sport Profiles". The Dayton Herald. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jerry Howe (January 27, 1965). "Dayton's Eugene Mayl Stuhldreher Teammate". The Journal Herald. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gene Mayl". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- "Gene Mayl Will Lead Triangle". Dayton Daily News. September 27, 1925. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- John Hogrogian (1985). "1925 All-Pros" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Pro Football Researchers.
- "Eugene A. Mayl Appointed Attorney General's Aide". The Dayton Herald. October 30, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mayl Appointed Head Of Defense Recreation Here". The Dayton Herald. January 14, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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