Howard Maple


Howard Albert "Mape" Maple was an NFL player for the Chicago Cardinals in 1930 and a Major League Baseball catcher for the Washington Senators in 1932. He played for Oregon State University in college and is the only Oregon State alumni to play in both the NFL and the MLB.
In 44 major league games, Maple posted a.244 batting average with 6 runs, 1 triples, 7 RBI, 7 bases on balls and 1 hit by pitch. Defensively, he handled 39 total chances without an error for a 1.000 fielding percentage.