Photos: Don Maynard through the years

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Don Maynard Wide receiver Don Maynard of the St. Louis Cardinals is pictured, Sept. 1973. (AP Photo) (AP)

Don Maynard FILE - New York Giants football players Don Maynard, left, and Frank Gifford are shown in New York, Oct. 21, 1958. Don Maynard, a Hall of Fame receiver who made his biggest impact catching passes from Joe Namath in the wide-open AFL, has died. He was 86. The Pro Football Hall of Fame confirmed Maynard's death on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, through his family. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File) (Harry Harris/AP)

Don Maynard FILE - Don Maynard is introduced before the inaugural Pro Football Hall of Fame Fan Fest Friday, May 2, 2014, at the International Exposition Center in Cleveland. Don Maynard, a Hall of Fame receiver who made his biggest impact catching passes from Joe Namath in the wide-open AFL, has died. He was 86. The Pro Football Hall of Fame confirmed Maynard's death on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, through his family. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File) (Mark Duncan/AP)

Don Maynard FILE - Former New York Jets wide receiver Wesley Walker, left, Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath, center, and Hall of Fame wide receiver Don Maynard, right, participate in a New York Jets Ring of Honor ceremony honoring former Jets defensive tackle Marty Lyons during a halftime ceremony of an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, in East Rutherford, N.J. Don Maynard, a Hall of Fame receiver who made his biggest impact catching passes from Joe Namath in the wide-open AFL, has died. He was 86. The Pro Football Hall of Fame confirmed Maynard's death on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, through his family. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) (Kathy Willens/AP)

Don Maynard Hall of Famers Don Maynard, front row from left, Bob Brown, Joe Namath, and Rayfield Wright wait for a group photo before a private event in advance of the inaugural Pro Football Hall of Fame fan fest, Friday, May 2, 2014, in Cleveland. The fan fest will feature appearances, autograph and photo sessions with more than 100 Hall of Famers Saturday and Sunday. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan) (Mark Duncan/AP)

Don Maynard FILE - New York Jets' Don Maynard, left, and Joe Namath watch from the bench dureing a football game against the Cleveland Browns Jets quarterback Joe Namath, resting an ankle injury, nestles against the cold as he sits out game against Cleveland Browns at Shea Stadium in New York on Dec. 17, 1972. In some shots wide receiver Don Maynard (single face bar) sits next to him. Don Maynard, a Hall of Fame receiver who made his biggest impact catching passes from Joe Namath in the wide-open AFL, has died. He was 86. The Pro Football Hall of Fame confirmed Maynard's death on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, through his family.(AP Photo/Harry Harris, File) (Harry Harris/AP)

Don Maynard Marilyn Maynard, 31-yar-old wife of Don Maynard, the New York Jets flanker, gets the feel of his long sideburns in their Long Beach, N.Y., home, Dec. 4, 1968. She says superstitious Don won't cut his sideburns until the Jets lose a game. "When Don gets nervous, I can sense it," Marilyn adds. "When this happens I keep the kids quiet and talk about anything but football." (AP Photo/Harry Harris) (Harry Harris/AP)

Don Maynard Jim Turner, left, of the New York jets is presented with trophy as the New York Catholic Youth Organization's most popular player, by Thomas Lambertson, 11, at New York's Shea Stadium, Dec. 1, 1968. At right is Don Maynard, last year's most popular Jet. Maynard receives his trophy from Kevin Rehill. At rear is Msgr. Philip J. Murphy, New York CYO director. Last year award was not presented due to the death of Cardinal Francis Spellman. (AP Photo/Harry Harris) (HARRY HARRIS/AP - New York)

Don Maynard FILE - Hall of Fame wide receiver Don Maynard, left, waves to fans as he stands beside quarterback Joe Namath during a halftime ceremony honoring the 1968 New York Jets during a Jets NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Don Maynard, a Hall of Fame receiver who made his biggest impact catching passes from Joe Namath in the wide-open AFL, has died. He was 86. The Pro Football Hall of Fame confirmed Maynard's death on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, through his family. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) (Kathy Willens/AP)

Don Maynard New York Jets star pass receiver Don Maynard displays a story-telling AP photo form his bed in New York's Lenox Hill Hospital, Nov. 25, 1969. Photo shows Maynard in the air as he was hit by Cincinnati Bengal Ken Riley in the Nov. 23 AFL game at Shea Stadium. Maynard incurred a fractured cuneiform bone in the instep of his right foot as a result of the collision and may be out for a month. (AP Photo/Anthony Camerano) (Anthony Camerano/AP)

January 10, 2022 at 4:32 pm PST

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