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| Position | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born | (1957-11-05)November 5, 1957 (age 68) Amarillo, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Tascosa (TX) | ||||||||
| College | Colorado | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1979: 3rd round, 75th overall pick | ||||||||
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James Loyd Mayberry (born November 5, 1957) is an American former professionalfootball player who was arunning back for theAtlanta Falcons of theNational Football League (NFL).[1] He playedcollege football for theColorado Buffaloes.[2] He also played in theUSFL for theWashington Federals.
In Mayberry's first professional football game, theFalcons faced the rivalNew Orleans Saints in theLouisiana Superdome. With the game tied 34–34 in sudden death overtime, Mayberry intercepted a hurried chest pass by SaintspunterRussell Erxleben, who was forced to retrieve the ball at the goal line after a high snap bylong snapper John Watson. Mayberry caught the ball in stride at the 6-yard line and waltzed untouched into the end zone to give the Falcons a 40–34 victory, Atlanta's third consecutive win over New Orleans in which the Falcons scored the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds of regulation or overtime. The loss ended up keeping the Saints from their first winning season, as they finished 8-8.
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