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Date of Birth
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06-June-1963
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Place of Birth
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North Battleford
(Canada, Saskatchewan, Division No. 16, Saskatchewan)
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Nationality
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United States of America, Canada
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Profession
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American football player
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Rueben Mayes is a Canadian who played in the National Football League from 1986 to 1993.
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 became All-American and finished tenth in the Heisman Trophy race. Mayes set single-season and career-rushing records with the Cougars, and established an NCAA record for most rushing yards in one game. That record remains the Pacific-10 Conference record.
He was drafted in the third round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. He proceeded to win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award that year. Although his NFL career was hampered by injuries, he was named to the Pro Bowl twice. Mayes played five seasons with the Saints before being traded to the Seattle Seahawks for the final two years of his career.
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