Rueben Mayes
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 6, 1963 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||||||||
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| College: | Washington State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1986 / Round: 3 / Pick: 57 | ||||||||
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| Rushing Yards: | 3,484 |
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| Average: | 4.0 |
| Touchdowns: | 23 |
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Rueben Mayes (born June 6, 1963) is a Canadian former American football running back who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) from 1986 to 1993. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame for his contributions while playing for the Washington State Cougars football team.
He first gained notoriety as a running back at North Battleford Comprehensive High School in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. In 1980 Mayes led the NBCHS Vikings to an undefeated season and the SHSAA 3A Provincial Football championship. In 1981, he set a provincial record in the 100 metre race at the SHSAA provincial track and field championship that still stands.
Mayes played for the Washington State University Cougars, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American and finished tenth in the Heisman Trophy race. Mayes set single-season and career-rushing records (1,632; 3,519 yards) with the Cougars, and established an NCAA record for most rushing yards in one game (357 vs. Oregon in 1984). That record remains the Pacific-10 Conference record.
In 1995, a panel of experts commissioned by The Spokesman-Review named Mayes to the all-time WSU team. The honor was repeated in 1998 by Cougfan.com when it picked its list of the school's all-time greatest players. May 1, 2008 was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
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