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Walt May
Personal information
Born:	February 8, 1898; Taylorville, Illinois, U.S.
Died:	June 26, 1972 (aged 74); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Taylorville
College:	none
Position:	Guard
Career history
	Decatur Staleys (1919-1920);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	4
	Player stats at PFR

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Walter Orel May (February 8, 1898 – June 26, 1972) was an American football guard who played one season for the Decatur Staleys in the American Professional Football Association (APFA).^[1]^[2] He attended and played football at Taylorville High School.

He and his brother Orel "Red" May played for the Taylorville Independents before joining the Staleys' works team in 1919.^[3]

References

^ "Walt May, G at NFL.com". NFL.com.
^ "Walt May NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "Staley eleven plans opener". The Decatur Herald. September 28, 1919. Retrieved November 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Red May Bio (Staley Museum)

[1] "Walt May, G at NFL.com". NFL.com.

[2] "Walt May NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

[3] "Staley eleven plans opener". The Decatur Herald. September 28, 1919. Retrieved November 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

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-'''Otto A. "Walt" May''' was an [[American football]] guard who played one season for the [[Chicago Bears|Decatur Staleys]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/waltmay/2520417/profile|title=Walt May, G at NFL.com|work=NFL.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MayxWa20.htm|title=Walt May NFL Football Statistics}}</ref>He attended and played football at Taylorsville high school.
+'''Walter Orel May''' (February 8, 1898 – June 26, 1972) was an [[American football]] [[Guard (American football)|guard]] who played one season for the [[Decatur Staleys]] in the [[American Professional Football Association]] (APFA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/waltmay/2520417/profile|title=Walt May, G at NFL.com|work=NFL.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MayxWa20.htm|title=Walt May NFL Football Statistics|website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] }}</ref> He attended and played football at Taylorville High School.
+He and his brother Orel "Red" May played for the Taylorville Independents before joining the Staleys' [[works team]] in 1919.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36596735/|title=Staley eleven plans opener|newspaper=The Decatur Herald|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 28, 1919|accessdate=November 6, 2019}}</ref>
 ==References==
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+==External links==
+*[https://staleymuseum.com/staleys-bears-20-21/red-may/ Red May Bio (Staley Museum)]
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-[[Category:People from Christian County, Illinois]]