Lewis Elwood "Mickey" Mayne
Mickey died at home having lived his life to the fullest for 93 years.
Visitation is from 4 to 6 pm on Sunday at the First Baptist Church. Services for Lewis (Mickey) Elwood Mayne, 93, are scheduled for Monday, October
28, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Daingerfield. Burial will
take place in the Daingerfield Cemetery.
He was born March 21, 1920, in Cuero, Texas, to the late Henry and Irene Mayne.
Mayne is a former American
football halfback who played three seasons in the All-America Football
Conference (AAFC) between 1946 and 1948. Mayne played for the Brooklyn
Dodgers, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts.
Mickey was a standout athlete beginning in junior high excelling in track and
field. He was a football star in high school, where he was referred to as the
"Cuero Crusher", a back who could also pass the ball and kick. His senior year
he was chosen to play in the North South High School All-Star football game at
Rice Stadium. In 2006 he was given the honor of being the first inductee into
Cuero High School's Hall of Fame.
Mayne continued to play football at the University of Texas
at Austin; his Texas team won the Southwest Conference in 1942 and was selected
to play in the Cotton Bowl the following year, Texas's first-ever bowl
appearance beating Georgia Tech New Year's day 1943. During his senior year, Mayne was called up for service in World
War II.
Mayne was discharged in 1946 and signed with the Dodgers. He moved to
Cleveland in 1947, when the team won the AAFC championship. Limited by
injuries, he retired after spending the 1948 season with the Colts. After
his playing career, Mayne became a high school coach and administrator in
Texas, working at schools in Winnsboro, Lindale, and Daingerfield. He was inducted
into his Cuero High School's hall of fame in 2006. Daingerfield renamed its
football stadium Mickey Mayne Tiger Stadium in his honor in 2009.
High school and college career:
Growing up in Cuero, Texas, Mayne first showed athletic promise in junior
high school, when he won four events at a track meet in Yoakum, Texas. He
became a star football player at Cuero High School, and was selected to the
Houston Post's All-Southeast Texas Class B team in his junior and senior
years. He was described as the "Cuero crusher", a back who could also
pass the ball and kick. Mayne, who was nicknamed "Mugge" in high school,
played in a North-South Texas all-star game at the end of his senior season.
Cuero reached the regional playoffs that year, but lost 19-10 to Junction
High School despite a 15-yard field goal and 95-yard touchdown return by
Mayne.
After graduating, Mayne enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin, where
he played football and ran track and got the nickname "Mickey". Under
head coach Dana X. Bible, Mayne and the Texas Longhorns won the Southwest
Conference in 1942 and made their first-ever bowl appearance the following
year, beating Georgia Tech 14-7 in the Cotton Bowl. Mayne met his wife,
Nollie, in a geology class at Texas. In his senior year, he left the
school to serve in the military during World War II. He was sent for
training to Lincoln Air Base in Nebraska and played on the station's service
football team, the Wings. He later moved for pilot training to Austin,
Texas.
Professional career:
Mayne was discharged in 1946. He got offers to play football for the Chicago
Bears of the National Football League and the Brooklyn Dodgers of the
All-America Football Conference. Mayne chose the Dodgers and played for
the team for one season, during which he scored three touchdowns and
intercepted four passes. Mayne again entertained an offer to play for
the Bears in 1947, and agreed to switch leagues after talking to team owner
George Halas. Mayne, however, was offered $3,000 more, plus a $500 bonus,
by the AAFC's Cleveland Browns. After getting Halas's blessing, Mayne
signed with Cleveland.
Mayne did not play in the first few games of the 1947 season because of
injuries and an infection, but head coach Paul Brown made him the starter at
right halfback in October. The Browns finished the year with a 12-1-1
record and beat the New York Yankees to win the AAFC championship.Mayne
spent a final year with the Baltimore Colts in 1948 before retiring from
football. He suffered a separated shoulder during the season, and was
bothered by a two-year-old injury that turned out to be a bruised spinal
cord. In 1947 he was featured in Ripley's "Believe it or not"
for a 100 yard touchdown.
Later life and coaching career:
After his playing career, Mayne coached football and track and field at
Winnsboro High School in Winnsboro, Texas and later at Daingerfield High
School in Daingerfield, Texas. At Daingerfield, Mayne taught history and
soon after he
started coaching in Daingerfield he urged the school board to build a track and
encouraged young men to get involved in the sport. In 1963 he guided his track
and field team to a state championship. He always enjoyed the camaraderie at
track meets as compared to the violent atmosphere of a football field.
Daingerfield now hosts the annual Mickey Mayne Relays.
He was a principal at Lindale School system in the 1970's period and
was the principal at Daingerfield Junior High and High school and later became
the District Superintendent before retiring in 1982. Mayne was inducted into Cuero
High School's hall of fame in 2006. As much as he loved sports it was the love for his family, students and
players that gave him the most joy. As a father and grandfather he was a
"worrywart" and a "prankster". We were never to drive after dark, in the rain
or let our children play with deflated balloons and never ever go down to the
creek for fear of seeing the "Waskutus"! Advice that once was received with a
sigh are now fond memories of a dad and grandfather that loved us.
Mickey always had a soft heart and an encouraging word for young men struggling
with life's challenges and was a coach that could pull the best out of a willing
athlete. Many of his former football players have been lifelong friends.
Because of these qualities Daingerfield renamed their football stadium Mickey
Mayne Tiger Stadium in 2009.
Mickey's ancestors were among the first colonists to come into Texas with
Stephen F. Austin (known as the Old Three Hundred). They settled in La Grange
on the Colorado River in December of 1823. Mickey spoke often with great pride
of his family's history and his membership in the Sons of the Republic of Texas.
For 63 years, Mickey was married to Nollie Maurine Collins who passed away in
November 2004. They met in a geology class at Texas.
Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Maurine Nix and Guy Marlon Nix of Daingerfield and daughter Betty Lou Swann and son-in-law Elam Swann of Tyler.
Grandchildren are: Leslie Ann Camp and husband Ronnie of Forney, Nancy Sims and her husband Donald of Rockwall, Elam Franklin Swann IV and wife Brooke of Tyler, Lewis Mayne Swann of Tyler, Louanne Criscuolo and husband Gerry of Las Vegas, Nevada. Great-grandchildren: Jonathan Harrell, Elizabeth Camp, Michael Todd Camp, Ashley Camp,
Joe Criscuolo, Dylan Criscuolo, Kyle Criscuolo, Mary Sims, Conner Sims and Elam Franklin Swann V. Other survivors include Robbie Harrell grand-daughter-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death is daughter Marianne Camp, son-in-law Michael Harrell,
grandson Michael Lewis Harrell, sister Carlyn Canipe and nephew Allen (Stopper) Canipe.
Pallbearers will be Tim Canipe, Donald Sims, Ronnie Camp, Lewis Mayne Swann and Elam Franklin Swann IV.
In Mickey's honor memorials may be made to BelieveandSee.org, a charity founded by his grandson Lewis Mayne Swann, or to a charity of your choice.
Mickey died at home having lived his life to the fullest for 93 years.
Visitation is from 4 to 6 pm on Sunday at the First Baptist Church. Services for Lewis (Mickey) Elwood Mayne, 93, are scheduled for Monday, October
28, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Daingerfield. Burial will
take place in the Daingerfield Cemetery.
He was born March 21, 1920, in Cuero, Texas, to the late Henry and Irene Mayne.
Mayne is a former American
football halfback who played three seasons in the All-America Football
Conference (AAFC) between 1946 and 1948. Mayne played for the Brooklyn
Dodgers, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts.
Mickey was a standout athlete beginning in junior high excelling in track and
field. He was a football star in high school, where he was referred to as the
"Cuero Crusher", a back who could also pass the ball and kick. His senior year
he was chosen to play in the North South High School All-Star football game at
Rice Stadium. In 2006 he was given the honor of being the first inductee into
Cuero High School's Hall of Fame.
Mayne continued to play football at the University of Texas
at Austin; his Texas team won the Southwest Conference in 1942 and was selected
to play in the Cotton Bowl the following year, Texas's first-ever bowl
appearance beating Georgia Tech New Year's day 1943. During his senior year, Mayne was called up for service in World
War II.
Mayne was discharged in 1946 and signed with the Dodgers. He moved to
Cleveland in 1947, when the team won the AAFC championship. Limited by
injuries, he retired after spending the 1948 season with the Colts. After
his playing career, Mayne became a high school coach and administrator in
Texas, working at schools in Winnsboro, Lindale, and Daingerfield. He was inducted
into his Cuero High School's hall of fame in 2006. Daingerfield renamed its
football stadium Mickey Mayne Tiger Stadium in his honor in 2009.
High school and college career:
Growing up in Cuero, Texas, Mayne first showed athletic promise in junior
high school, when he won four events at a track meet in Yoakum, Texas. He
became a star football player at Cuero High School, and was selected to the
Houston Post's All-Southeast Texas Class B team in his junior and senior
years. He was described as the "Cuero crusher", a back who could also
pass the ball and kick. Mayne, who was nicknamed "Mugge" in high school,
played in a North-South Texas all-star game at the end of his senior season.
Cuero reached the regional playoffs that year, but lost 19-10 to Junction
High School despite a 15-yard field goal and 95-yard touchdown return by
Mayne.
After graduating, Mayne enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin, where
he played football and ran track and got the nickname "Mickey". Under
head coach Dana X. Bible, Mayne and the Texas Longhorns won the Southwest
Conference in 1942 and made their first-ever bowl appearance the following
year, beating Georgia Tech 14-7 in the Cotton Bowl. Mayne met his wife,
Nollie, in a geology class at Texas. In his senior year, he left the
school to serve in the military during World War II. He was sent for
training to Lincoln Air Base in Nebraska and played on the station's service
football team, the Wings. He later moved for pilot training to Austin,
Texas.
Professional career:
Mayne was discharged in 1946. He got offers to play football for the Chicago
Bears of the National Football League and the Brooklyn Dodgers of the
All-America Football Conference. Mayne chose the Dodgers and played for
the team for one season, during which he scored three touchdowns and
intercepted four passes. Mayne again entertained an offer to play for
the Bears in 1947, and agreed to switch leagues after talking to team owner
George Halas. Mayne, however, was offered $3,000 more, plus a $500 bonus,
by the AAFC's Cleveland Browns. After getting Halas's blessing, Mayne
signed with Cleveland.
Mayne did not play in the first few games of the 1947 season because of
injuries and an infection, but head coach Paul Brown made him the starter at
right halfback in October. The Browns finished the year with a 12-1-1
record and beat the New York Yankees to win the AAFC championship.Mayne
spent a final year with the Baltimore Colts in 1948 before retiring from
football. He suffered a separated shoulder during the season, and was
bothered by a two-year-old injury that turned out to be a bruised spinal
cord. In 1947 he was featured in Ripley's "Believe it or not"
for a 100 yard touchdown.
Later life and coaching career:
After his playing career, Mayne coached football and track and field at
Winnsboro High School in Winnsboro, Texas and later at Daingerfield High
School in Daingerfield, Texas. At Daingerfield, Mayne taught history and
soon after he
started coaching in Daingerfield he urged the school board to build a track and
encouraged young men to get involved in the sport. In 1963 he guided his track
and field team to a state championship. He always enjoyed the camaraderie at
track meets as compared to the violent atmosphere of a football field.
Daingerfield now hosts the annual Mickey Mayne Relays.
He was a principal at Lindale School system in the 1970's period and
was the principal at Daingerfield Junior High and High school and later became
the District Superintendent before retiring in 1982. Mayne was inducted into Cuero
High School's hall of fame in 2006. As much as he loved sports it was the love for his family, students and
players that gave him the most joy. As a father and grandfather he was a
"worrywart" and a "prankster". We were never to drive after dark, in the rain
or let our children play with deflated balloons and never ever go down to the
creek for fear of seeing the "Waskutus"! Advice that once was received with a
sigh are now fond memories of a dad and grandfather that loved us.
Mickey always had a soft heart and an encouraging word for young men struggling
with life's challenges and was a coach that could pull the best out of a willing
athlete. Many of his former football players have been lifelong friends.
Because of these qualities Daingerfield renamed their football stadium Mickey
Mayne Tiger Stadium in 2009.
Mickey's ancestors were among the first colonists to come into Texas with
Stephen F. Austin (known as the Old Three Hundred). They settled in La Grange
on the Colorado River in December of 1823. Mickey spoke often with great pride
of his family's history and his membership in the Sons of the Republic of Texas.
For 63 years, Mickey was married to Nollie Maurine Collins who passed away in
November 2004. They met in a geology class at Texas.
Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Maurine Nix and Guy Marlon Nix of Daingerfield and daughter Betty Lou Swann and son-in-law Elam Swann of Tyler.
Grandchildren are: Leslie Ann Camp and husband Ronnie of Forney, Nancy Sims and her husband Donald of Rockwall, Elam Franklin Swann IV and wife Brooke of Tyler, Lewis Mayne Swann of Tyler, Louanne Criscuolo and husband Gerry of Las Vegas, Nevada. Great-grandchildren: Jonathan Harrell, Elizabeth Camp, Michael Todd Camp, Ashley Camp,
Joe Criscuolo, Dylan Criscuolo, Kyle Criscuolo, Mary Sims, Conner Sims and Elam Franklin Swann V. Other survivors include Robbie Harrell grand-daughter-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death is daughter Marianne Camp, son-in-law Michael Harrell,
grandson Michael Lewis Harrell, sister Carlyn Canipe and nephew Allen (Stopper) Canipe.
Pallbearers will be Tim Canipe, Donald Sims, Ronnie Camp, Lewis Mayne Swann and Elam Franklin Swann IV.
In Mickey's honor memorials may be made to BelieveandSee.org, a charity founded by his grandson Lewis Mayne Swann, or to a charity of your choice.
Lewis Elwood "Mickey" Mayne
Mickey died at home having lived his life to the fullest for 93 years.
Visitation is from 4 to 6 pm on Sunday at the First Baptist Church. Services for Lewis (Mickey) Elwood Mayne, 93, are scheduled for Monday, October
28, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Daingerfield. Burial will
take place in the Daingerfield Cemetery.
He was born March 21, 1920, in Cuero, Texas, to the late Henry and Irene Mayne.
Mayne is a former American
football halfback who played three seasons in the All-America Football
Conference (AAFC) between 1946 and 1948. Mayne played for the Brooklyn
Dodgers, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts.
Mickey was a standout athlete beginning in junior high excelling in track and
field. He was a football star in high school, where he was referred to as the
"Cuero Crusher", a back who could also pass the ball and kick. His senior year
he was chosen to play in the North South High School All-Star football game at
Rice Stadium. In 2006 he was given the honor of being the first inductee into
Cuero High School's Hall of Fame.
Mayne continued to play football at the University of Texas
at Austin; his Texas team won the Southwest Conference in 1942 and was selected
to play in the Cotton Bowl the following year, Texas's first-ever bowl
appearance beating Georgia Tech New Year's day 1943. During his senior year, Mayne was called up for service in World
War II.
Mayne was discharged in 1946 and signed with the Dodgers. He moved to
Cleveland in 1947, when the team won the AAFC championship. Limited by
injuries, he retired after spending the 1948 season with the Colts. After
his playing career, Mayne became a high school coach and administrator in
Texas, working at schools in Winnsboro, Lindale, and Daingerfield. He was inducted
into his Cuero High School's hall of fame in 2006. Daingerfield renamed its
football stadium Mickey Mayne Tiger Stadium in his honor in 2009.
High school and college career:
Growing up in Cuero, Texas, Mayne first showed athletic promise in junior
high school, when he won four events at a track meet in Yoakum, Texas. He
became a star football player at Cuero High School, and was selected to the
Houston Post's All-Southeast Texas Class B team in his junior and senior
years. He was described as the "Cuero crusher", a back who could also
pass the ball and kick. Mayne, who was nicknamed "Mugge" in high school,
played in a North-South Texas all-star game at the end of his senior season.
Cuero reached the regional playoffs that year, but lost 19-10 to Junction
High School despite a 15-yard field goal and 95-yard touchdown return by
Mayne.
After graduating, Mayne enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin, where
he played football and ran track and got the nickname "Mickey". Under
head coach Dana X. Bible, Mayne and the Texas Longhorns won the Southwest
Conference in 1942 and made their first-ever bowl appearance the following
year, beating Georgia Tech 14-7 in the Cotton Bowl. Mayne met his wife,
Nollie, in a geology class at Texas. In his senior year, he left the
school to serve in the military during World War II. He was sent for
training to Lincoln Air Base in Nebraska and played on the station's service
football team, the Wings. He later moved for pilot training to Austin,
Texas.
Professional career:
Mayne was discharged in 1946. He got offers to play football for the Chicago
Bears of the National Football League and the Brooklyn Dodgers of the
All-America Football Conference. Mayne chose the Dodgers and played for
the team for one season, during which he scored three touchdowns and
intercepted four passes. Mayne again entertained an offer to play for
the Bears in 1947, and agreed to switch leagues after talking to team owner
George Halas. Mayne, however, was offered $3,000 more, plus a $500 bonus,
by the AAFC's Cleveland Browns. After getting Halas's blessing, Mayne
signed with Cleveland.
Mayne did not play in the first few games of the 1947 season because of
injuries and an infection, but head coach Paul Brown made him the starter at
right halfback in October. The Browns finished the year with a 12-1-1
record and beat the New York Yankees to win the AAFC championship.Mayne
spent a final year with the Baltimore Colts in 1948 before retiring from
football. He suffered a separated shoulder during the season, and was
bothered by a two-year-old injury that turned out to be a bruised spinal
cord. In 1947 he was featured in Ripley's "Believe it or not"
for a 100 yard touchdown.
Later life and coaching career:
After his playing career, Mayne coached football and track and field at
Winnsboro High School in Winnsboro, Texas and later at Daingerfield High
School in Daingerfield, Texas. At Daingerfield, Mayne taught history and
soon after he
started coaching in Daingerfield he urged the school board to build a track and
encouraged young men to get involved in the sport. In 1963 he guided his track
and field team to a state championship. He always enjoyed the camaraderie at
track meets as compared to the violent atmosphere of a football field.
Daingerfield now hosts the annual Mickey Mayne Relays.
He was a principal at Lindale School system in the 1970's period and
was the principal at Daingerfield Junior High and High school and later became
the District Superintendent before retiring in 1982. Mayne was inducted into Cuero
High School's hall of fame in 2006. As much as he loved sports it was the love for his family, students and
players that gave him the most joy. As a father and grandfather he was a
"worrywart" and a "prankster". We were never to drive after dark, in the rain
or let our children play with deflated balloons and never ever go down to the
creek for fear of seeing the "Waskutus"! Advice that once was received with a
sigh are now fond memories of a dad and grandfather that loved us.
Mickey always had a soft heart and an encouraging word for young men struggling
with life's challenges and was a coach that could pull the best out of a willing
athlete. Many of his former football players have been lifelong friends.
Because of these qualities Daingerfield renamed their football stadium Mickey
Mayne Tiger Stadium in 2009.
Mickey's ancestors were among the first colonists to come into Texas with
Stephen F. Austin (known as the Old Three Hundred). They settled in La Grange
on the Colorado River in December of 1823. Mickey spoke often with great pride
of his family's history and his membership in the Sons of the Republic of Texas.
For 63 years, Mickey was married to Nollie Maurine Collins who passed away in
November 2004. They met in a geology class at Texas.
Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Maurine Nix and Guy Marlon Nix of Daingerfield and daughter Betty Lou Swann and son-in-law Elam Swann of Tyler.
Grandchildren are: Leslie Ann Camp and husband Ronnie of Forney, Nancy Sims and her husband Donald of Rockwall, Elam Franklin Swann IV and wife Brooke of Tyler, Lewis Mayne Swann of Tyler, Louanne Criscuolo and husband Gerry of Las Vegas, Nevada. Great-grandchildren: Jonathan Harrell, Elizabeth Camp, Michael Todd Camp, Ashley Camp,
Joe Criscuolo, Dylan Criscuolo, Kyle Criscuolo, Mary Sims, Conner Sims and Elam Franklin Swann V. Other survivors include Robbie Harrell grand-daughter-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death is daughter Marianne Camp, son-in-law Michael Harrell,
grandson Michael Lewis Harrell, sister Carlyn Canipe and nephew Allen (Stopper) Canipe.
Pallbearers will be Tim Canipe, Donald Sims, Ronnie Camp, Lewis Mayne Swann and Elam Franklin Swann IV.
In Mickey's honor memorials may be made to BelieveandSee.org, a charity founded by his grandson Lewis Mayne Swann, or to a charity of your choice.
Mickey died at home having lived his life to the fullest for 93 years.
Visitation is from 4 to 6 pm on Sunday at the First Baptist Church. Services for Lewis (Mickey) Elwood Mayne, 93, are scheduled for Monday, October
28, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Daingerfield. Burial will
take place in the Daingerfield Cemetery.
He was born March 21, 1920, in Cuero, Texas, to the late Henry and Irene Mayne.
Mayne is a former American
football halfback who played three seasons in the All-America Football
Conference (AAFC) between 1946 and 1948. Mayne played for the Brooklyn
Dodgers, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts.
Mickey was a standout athlete beginning in junior high excelling in track and
field. He was a football star in high school, where he was referred to as the
"Cuero Crusher", a back who could also pass the ball and kick. His senior year
he was chosen to play in the North South High School All-Star football game at
Rice Stadium. In 2006 he was given the honor of being the first inductee into
Cuero High School's Hall of Fame.
Mayne continued to play football at the University of Texas
at Austin; his Texas team won the Southwest Conference in 1942 and was selected
to play in the Cotton Bowl the following year, Texas's first-ever bowl
appearance beating Georgia Tech New Year's day 1943. During his senior year, Mayne was called up for service in World
War II.
Mayne was discharged in 1946 and signed with the Dodgers. He moved to
Cleveland in 1947, when the team won the AAFC championship. Limited by
injuries, he retired after spending the 1948 season with the Colts. After
his playing career, Mayne became a high school coach and administrator in
Texas, working at schools in Winnsboro, Lindale, and Daingerfield. He was inducted
into his Cuero High School's hall of fame in 2006. Daingerfield renamed its
football stadium Mickey Mayne Tiger Stadium in his honor in 2009.
High school and college career:
Growing up in Cuero, Texas, Mayne first showed athletic promise in junior
high school, when he won four events at a track meet in Yoakum, Texas. He
became a star football player at Cuero High School, and was selected to the
Houston Post's All-Southeast Texas Class B team in his junior and senior
years. He was described as the "Cuero crusher", a back who could also
pass the ball and kick. Mayne, who was nicknamed "Mugge" in high school,
played in a North-South Texas all-star game at the end of his senior season.
Cuero reached the regional playoffs that year, but lost 19-10 to Junction
High School despite a 15-yard field goal and 95-yard touchdown return by
Mayne.
After graduating, Mayne enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin, where
he played football and ran track and got the nickname "Mickey". Under
head coach Dana X. Bible, Mayne and the Texas Longhorns won the Southwest
Conference in 1942 and made their first-ever bowl appearance the following
year, beating Georgia Tech 14-7 in the Cotton Bowl. Mayne met his wife,
Nollie, in a geology class at Texas. In his senior year, he left the
school to serve in the military during World War II. He was sent for
training to Lincoln Air Base in Nebraska and played on the station's service
football team, the Wings. He later moved for pilot training to Austin,
Texas.
Professional career:
Mayne was discharged in 1946. He got offers to play football for the Chicago
Bears of the National Football League and the Brooklyn Dodgers of the
All-America Football Conference. Mayne chose the Dodgers and played for
the team for one season, during which he scored three touchdowns and
intercepted four passes. Mayne again entertained an offer to play for
the Bears in 1947, and agreed to switch leagues after talking to team owner
George Halas. Mayne, however, was offered $3,000 more, plus a $500 bonus,
by the AAFC's Cleveland Browns. After getting Halas's blessing, Mayne
signed with Cleveland.
Mayne did not play in the first few games of the 1947 season because of
injuries and an infection, but head coach Paul Brown made him the starter at
right halfback in October. The Browns finished the year with a 12-1-1
record and beat the New York Yankees to win the AAFC championship.Mayne
spent a final year with the Baltimore Colts in 1948 before retiring from
football. He suffered a separated shoulder during the season, and was
bothered by a two-year-old injury that turned out to be a bruised spinal
cord. In 1947 he was featured in Ripley's "Believe it or not"
for a 100 yard touchdown.
Later life and coaching career:
After his playing career, Mayne coached football and track and field at
Winnsboro High School in Winnsboro, Texas and later at Daingerfield High
School in Daingerfield, Texas. At Daingerfield, Mayne taught history and
soon after he
started coaching in Daingerfield he urged the school board to build a track and
encouraged young men to get involved in the sport. In 1963 he guided his track
and field team to a state championship. He always enjoyed the camaraderie at
track meets as compared to the violent atmosphere of a football field.
Daingerfield now hosts the annual Mickey Mayne Relays.
He was a principal at Lindale School system in the 1970's period and
was the principal at Daingerfield Junior High and High school and later became
the District Superintendent before retiring in 1982. Mayne was inducted into Cuero
High School's hall of fame in 2006. As much as he loved sports it was the love for his family, students and
players that gave him the most joy. As a father and grandfather he was a
"worrywart" and a "prankster". We were never to drive after dark, in the rain
or let our children play with deflated balloons and never ever go down to the
creek for fear of seeing the "Waskutus"! Advice that once was received with a
sigh are now fond memories of a dad and grandfather that loved us.
Mickey always had a soft heart and an encouraging word for young men struggling
with life's challenges and was a coach that could pull the best out of a willing
athlete. Many of his former football players have been lifelong friends.
Because of these qualities Daingerfield renamed their football stadium Mickey
Mayne Tiger Stadium in 2009.
Mickey's ancestors were among the first colonists to come into Texas with
Stephen F. Austin (known as the Old Three Hundred). They settled in La Grange
on the Colorado River in December of 1823. Mickey spoke often with great pride
of his family's history and his membership in the Sons of the Republic of Texas.
For 63 years, Mickey was married to Nollie Maurine Collins who passed away in
November 2004. They met in a geology class at Texas.
Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Maurine Nix and Guy Marlon Nix of Daingerfield and daughter Betty Lou Swann and son-in-law Elam Swann of Tyler.
Grandchildren are: Leslie Ann Camp and husband Ronnie of Forney, Nancy Sims and her husband Donald of Rockwall, Elam Franklin Swann IV and wife Brooke of Tyler, Lewis Mayne Swann of Tyler, Louanne Criscuolo and husband Gerry of Las Vegas, Nevada. Great-grandchildren: Jonathan Harrell, Elizabeth Camp, Michael Todd Camp, Ashley Camp,
Joe Criscuolo, Dylan Criscuolo, Kyle Criscuolo, Mary Sims, Conner Sims and Elam Franklin Swann V. Other survivors include Robbie Harrell grand-daughter-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death is daughter Marianne Camp, son-in-law Michael Harrell,
grandson Michael Lewis Harrell, sister Carlyn Canipe and nephew Allen (Stopper) Canipe.
Pallbearers will be Tim Canipe, Donald Sims, Ronnie Camp, Lewis Mayne Swann and Elam Franklin Swann IV.
In Mickey's honor memorials may be made to BelieveandSee.org, a charity founded by his grandson Lewis Mayne Swann, or to a charity of your choice.
