Arthur Lee May (born November 16, 1948) is an American former professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

defensive end who played one season for the

New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...

. He went to college at Tuskegee.

Early life and college

Art May was born on November 16, 1948, in

Bessemer, Alabama Bessemer is a southwestern suburb of Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census. It is within the Birmingham- Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, of which Jefferson County is the ...

. He went to Abrams High School and Tuskegee University. He was named All-Conference in his three years of college football. In his final season, he had 79 tackles and 100 assists.

Professional career

May was selected in the fifth round (110th overall) by the

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...

. He did not make the roster with the Bengals and instead signed with the New England Patriots. He played in 11 games, starting 5 with the Patriots in his rookie season. He wore number 71. He was injured in pre-season the next year and missed the entire season. While recovering from the injury, May enjoyed sewing. In 1974 he went to the Jacksonville Sharks of the

World Football League The World Football League (WFL) was an American football league that played one full season in 1974 and most of its second in 1975. Although the league's proclaimed ambition was to bring American football onto a worldwide stage, the farthest t ...

. The next season he spent with the Chicago Winds. 1975 was his last season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:May, Art Living people 1948 births New England Patriots players Jacksonville Sharks players Chicago Winds players Players of American football from Jefferson County, Alabama American football defensive ends Tuskegee Golden Tigers football players