Tex Maule was born on March 19, 1915, in Ojus, Texas. He played football at St. Mary's in Texas.

He was a merchant seaman during World War II, and a trapeze artist with Barnum & Bailey. He was publicity director for the Los Angeles Rams from 1949 through 1951, and a columnist with the Dallas Morning News from 1976 through 1979.

Tex was a well-known author, editor, and sportswriter. He was editor for Sports Illustrated and Sport Magazine, and was featured in the 1981 Super Bowl official program. He covered professional football, boxing, horseracing, and baseball for Sports Illustrated from 1956 until 1975. He passed away on May 16, 1981, in New York City. His children live throughout the country.

Tex wrote many popular sports novels (e.g., Jeremy Todd, A Novel, The Pros, Footsteps, The Rookie, Beatty of the Yankees, A Novel, Championship Quarterback, A Novel, The Game, the Official Picture History of the National Football League, The Game, the Official Picture History of the American Football League, The Last Out, A Novel, The Linebacker, A Novel of Professional Football, The Running Back, A Novel of Professional Football, The Cornerback, A Novel of Professional Football, The Game, the Official Picture History of the NFL and AFL, The Players, The Receiver, Rub-A-Dub-Dub, A Novel, The Pro Season, Running Scarred, the Odyssey of a Heart Attack Victim's Jogging Back to Health, and Bart Starr, Professional Quarterback).