Joseph Maytubby was born in the late 1860s in Indian Territory future Oklahoma. He prepared for college at Wapanucka, a school for Chickasaw youth. It was here that Maytubby met a professor who had attended Trinity College in North Carolina and was most likely the influence for him attending there.
He began his studies at Trinity College (Duke) in 1892. This was the same year Trinity moved to Durham, North Carolina. He attended from 1892-1895. During the 1893 season he helped lead the team to a 6-4 win over North Carolina and a 70-0 win over Tennessee. In 1895 he was elected to be Captain of the football team but the program was shut down and didn’t return until 1920.
In 1896 Maytubby went to Law School at the University of Texas. He once again played halfback on the 1896 University of Texas football team. He was the first Oklahoma born Texas player in what would become a very common pipeline.
