Bill Maas
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Position: | Defensive tackle Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania,U.S. | March 2, 1962||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Marple Newtown(Newtown Square) | ||||||
College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1984/ Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||
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William Thomas Maas(born March 2, 1962) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was adefensive tacklefor theKansas City Chiefs(1984–1992), and theGreen Bay Packers(1993). Maas was selected to thePro Bowlin 1986 and 1987. In 1984 Maas was named theNFL Rookie of the Yearby theAssociated Press.He worked as a commentator forFox Sportsfrom 1996 to 2007.[1]From 1998 to 2001, he served as studio anchor and game analyst forNFLgames.
Early life
[edit]Bill's early years were spent in suburban Philadelphia where he grew up alongside his sister Lizanne (Annie), his brother Murray Xavier, and his adopted Vietnamese brother, Ngo.[citation needed]
Bill Maas played football atMarple Newtown High Schoolbut his athletic skills were overlooked, in part because of his team's lack of success on the field.[citation needed]During his senior year, the Tigers finished with a 1–9 record. The only school[citation needed]that expressed interest in him was the University of Pittsburgh, a college football powerhouse.
College career
[edit]Maas spearheaded Pitt's defensive fronts of the early 1980s with his play at tackle. In 1980, he was part of an elite Pitt team that included future NFL starsTim Lewis,Jimbo Covert,Chris Doleman,Dan Marino,Russ Grimm,Mark May,Hugh Green,andRickey Jackson.
He established himself early when as a freshman he blocked a punt and recorded a sack in Pitt's 1980 Gator Bowl victory over South Carolina. Maas then became a starter for his remaining three years with the Panthers, earning first-teamAll-Americahonors in 1982 and third-team in 1983.[2]Maas played in theEast–West Shrine Game.[citation needed]
NFL career
[edit]Maas was the Chiefs' first-round draft pick in 1984, the fifth player taken overall.[3]He lived up to his first-round status, being named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year despite missing two games. After a career-high seven sacks in 1985, Maas matched that total the next season and was awarded his first Pro Bowl nod. He went back again to the Pro Bowl in the strike-shortened 1987 season after getting six sacks and scoring a touchdown off a fumble recovery. Maas got off to a fast start in 1988, getting four sacks and a safety in his first seven games. He then was injured in the eighth game and missed the rest of the season. The 1989 season was the first year in his career he did not have a sack, as it was shortened to 10 games because of injury. Maas did score the last touchdown of his career off a fumble. Kansas City moved him to defensive end in 1990. He had 5.5 sacks and a safety that season. After an injury-filled 1992 season, he joined the Green Bay Packers. He spent most of the year backing upJohn Jurkovicat nose tackle.
His 40 career sacks is tied withMike Bellas the eighth most in Kansas City Chiefs history, as of 2020, and is the most by either a defensive tackle or nose tackle.[4]Bill Maas is the first nose tackle in Chiefs history to make the Pro Bowl. He was the first Chief ever to win a Rookie of the Year Award. During his career, Maas won acclaim for his relentless pass rushing ability[citation needed]and was selected twice for the Pro Bowl, as well as being named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
After retiring from pro football, he spent 12 years broadcastingNFL games for Fox Sports.
Legal problems
[edit]On July 6, 2007, Maas was arrested for drug and weapons possession after a traffic stop inEast Peoria, Illinois.He was released from jail two days later.[5]
The USA Today reported August 7, 2007: Maas, 45, and a passenger in his Hummer, Sarah J. Murphy, 27, were arrested late Friday by Illinois State Police. During the stop on Illinois Route 116, police indicated that Maas seemed nervous, which prompted police to request a search of the vehicle, to which Maas consented.
The search turned up a.22-caliber revolver, five grams of suspected marijuana, six grams of suspected cocaine and 28 pills of Ecstasy, according to police. Both Maas and Murphy were charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. Maas was also booked on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon.
On September 5, 2007, Maas was questioned and released following an incident atKansas City International Airportin which authorities reportedly found a loaded9mmGlockin a bag brought by the former football player to the airport before attempting to board a plane. The gun was confiscated at a screening station and Maas was taken to the airport police station for questioning, at which point he claimed to have picked up the wrong bag before coming to the airport.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Former Fox Sports broadcaster, NFL player Bill Maas charged in gun, drugs case".ESPN.com.RetrievedJanuary 26,2020.
- ^Buchsbaum, Joel S. (November 29, 1983)."Young, not Rozier deserves trophy".The Pensacola Journal.Gannett News Service. p. 3B.RetrievedFebruary 26,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"1984 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedOctober 10,2023.
- ^"Kansas City Chiefs Career Defense Leaders".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedJanuary 26,2020.
- ^"Former NFL player Bill Maas arrested".Associated Press. July 8, 2007.RetrievedJune 6,2008.
- ^"Former Chief detained by airport police".The Kansas City Star.September 6, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon May 28, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 6,2007.
External links
[edit]- www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050509aab.html
- 1962 births
- Living people
- American football defensive tackles
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Green Bay Packers players
- American Conference Pro Bowl players
- National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Pittsburgh Panthers football players
- National Football League announcers
- NFL Europe broadcasters
- College football announcers
- People from Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- All-American college football players