Don Flynn

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1934–2010)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | embed = | name = Don Flynn | image =  | image_size = | alt = | caption = | number = 18, 15 | current_team = | position = Cornerback, safety, linebacker, quarterback | birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|09|14|mf=y}} | birth_place = Durant, Oklahoma, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|04|14|1934|09|14|mf=y}} | death_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 205 | high_school = John Tyler (Tyler, Texas) | college = Houston | cis = | draftyear = | draftround = | draftpick = | cfldraftyear = | cfldraftround = | cfldraftpick = | afldraftyear = | afldraftround = | afldraftpick = | undraftedyear = | pastteams = * Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|1959}}) * Dallas Texans (1960−1961) * New York Titans (1961−1962) | pfr = FlynDo20 }} '''Donald Max Flynn''' (September 14, 1934 – April 14, 2010) was an American professional gridiron football player. He played defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Dallas Texans and New York Titans of the American Football League (AFL). Flynn played college football at Houston.

==Early life== Flynn was born in Durant, Oklahoma and grew up in Tyler, Texas, where he attended and played high school football at John Tyler High School.<ref name="TulsaWorld">{{cite web |last=Stanley |first=Tim |title=Pro football player stayed close to the game |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/pro-football-player-stayed-close-to-the-game/article_e7fdf714-b109-5229-9073-3703175dc37d.html |website=Tulsa World |date=April 17, 2010 |access-date=January 6, 2025}}</ref><ref name="PFR">{{cite web |title=Don Flynn |website=Pro Football Reference |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FlynDo20.htm |access-date=January 6, 2025}}</ref>

==Football career== Flynn played quarterback at Houston<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-don-flynn-leads/133063150/ |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |title=Don Flynn leads UH |date=September 30, 1956 |access-date=January 6, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Houston Gives Titans 39-7 Taste of Grid Power |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |date=December 2, 1956 |access-date=January 6, 2025 |pages=1F, 3F |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20299556/houston_gives_titans_397_taste_of_grid/ |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> while studying petroleum engineering. He was an honorable mention to the 1957 All-America team.<ref name="TulsaWorld" /> He started his professional career in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos<ref>{{cite web |title=All-Time Roster |website=Edmonton Elks |url=https://www.goelks.com/all-time-roster/|access-date=January 6, 2025}}</ref> before joining the American Football League's Dallas Texans in 1960 as a cornerback and safety. He began the 1961 season with the Texans, but began playing for the New York Titans midway through the season, where he played linebacker.<ref name="TulsaWorld" /><ref name="PFR" />

==Personal life== Flynn met his wife while she was working as a flight attendant on a flight he was taking with one of his football teams. They had four children together.

Flynn worked in the petroleum industry, starting an oil company, after retiring from football. He also coached his youngest son's high school football teams.

On April 14, 2010, Flynn died in Tulsa, Oklahoma.<ref name="TulsaWorld" />

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://static.pfref.com/players/F/FlynDo20.htm PFREF profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827232814/http://static.pfref.com/players/F/FlynDo20.htm |date=August 27, 2011}} *{{footballstats|pfr=FlynDo20}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flynn, Don}} Category:1934 births Category:2010 deaths Category:Dallas Texans (AFL) players Category:Edmonton Elks players Category:New York Titans (AFL) players Category:Houston Cougars football players Category:Sportspeople from Durant, Oklahoma