Football Maxwell was a
quarterback for coach
John Heisman's
Clemson Tigers of
Clemson University, and is a member of Clemson's athletic Hall of Fame. In 1915, Heisman selected Maxwell as one of just two quarterbacks for his list of the 30 greatest Southern football players. Heisman noted he learned fast, "never have I seen a man develop at the rate he did." One account from his first game against
North Carolina A&M reads "Maxwell, the new quarterback, is a jewel." The Tigers closed the season with an 11 to 0 win over the
Tennessee Volunteers. Tennessee back
"Toots" Douglas holds the record for the longest
punt in his school's history, when he punted a ball 109 yards (the field length was 110 yards in those days) with the help of the wind during the Clemson game. Heisman described the kick: Both Maxwell and Douglas were selected
All-Southern in different publications.
1903 The
1903 team faced
Cumberland in a game billed as the championship of the South, which ended in an 11–11 tie. At the start of the second half, Maxwell
returned the
kickoff 100 yards for Clemson's first
touchdown.
Baseball Maxwell was also a
catcher on the
Clemson Tigers baseball team. ==Later life and death==