Bill Mayo
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| Date of birth | April 26, 1963 |
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| Place of birth | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Offensive guard |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 283 lb (128 kg) |
| US college | Tennessee |
| High school | Dalton (Dalton, Georgia) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1981–1984 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Bill Mayo (born April 26, 1963) is an American former college football offensive guard who played for the Tennessee Volunteers. He was a consensus All-American in 1984
Early life
[edit]Bill Mayo was born on April 26, 1963, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He attended Dalton High School in Dalton, Georgia.[1][2] He earned Academic All-American honors in high school.[3] In 2024, Mayo was an inaugural member of the Dalton High School Athletics Hall of Fame.[4] He was also inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame in 2024 as part of the third class.[5]
College career
[edit]Mayo played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee from 1981 to 1984. He was a consensus All-American in 1984.[6][7] Mayo was also named first-team All-SEC in 1983 and 1984. He was a four-year starter at Tennessee, only missing one game and starting 46, which was the most in school history at the time.[3] Mayo played in the Hula Bowl and Senior Bowl after his senior year.[8]
Professional career
[edit]Mayo was a territorial selection of the Memphis Showboats in the 1985 USFL draft.[9] He signed with the Green Bay Packers after going undrafted in the 1985 NFL draft.[10] He was cut by the Packers on July 22, 1985.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Miller, Jim (October 30, 2007). "Jim Arnold Feature Story". Vanderbilt Commodores Athletics. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ "All Star Games". GHSFHA.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ a b "Bill Mayo". Tennessee Volunteers Athletics. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Pannell, Kendra (October 23, 2024). "DALTON HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATES INAUGURAL ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME CLASS: HONORING EXCELLENCE AND LEGACY". Dalton Public Schools. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "Dalton grad Mayo selected for Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame". High School Sports Primum Network. June 8, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "Bill Mayo College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Mayo, Bill (January 7, 1985). "Fun, sun and Flutie stars of Hula Bowl week". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. pp. C4. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "BILL MAYO". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ Strange, Mike (June 2, 1985). "Snubbed as draftee, Mayo hopes for place in Pack". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. pp. C3. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "Sports shorts". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Associated Press. July 23, 1985. Retrieved May 19, 2025.