Hall of Fame receiver Don Maynard dead at age 86


              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)
            
              FILE - New York Jets' Don Maynard (13) gathers in a pass from Joe Namath for 56 yards and a touchdown as Kansas City Chiefs' Goldie Sellers (20) reaches out for Maynard during an AFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 15, 1968. 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/William P. Smith, File)
            
              FILE - Don Maynard, wide receiver for the New York Jets, shown in 1970. 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/File)
            
              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)
            
              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)
            
              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)
            
              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)
            
              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)
Hall of Fame receiver Don Maynard dead at age 86