Paul Cameron
Paul Leslie Cameron
Born: October 4, 1932
Burbank, CA USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: UCLA
High School: Burbank (CA)
Career: 1954-1959
Drafted: 1954 in Round 8, #91 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Paul Cameron played from 1954 to 1959 during his career with the BC Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers. Cameron intercepted 22 passes for 460 yards in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 199 | 5.7 | 1 | 2.9 | 4 | 11.4 | 28 | 33.8 |
| 1957 | CFL BC Lions | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 57 | 5.7 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 84.2 |
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 45.5 |
| CFL | 52 | 19 | 36.5 | 287 | 5.5 | 2 | 3.8 | 4 | 7.7 | 44 | ||
| Totals | 52 | 19 | 36.5 | 287 | 5.5 | 2 | 3.8 | 4 | 7.7 | 44 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 82 | 430 | 5.2 | 47 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL BC Lions | 78 | 514 | 6.6 | 31 | 2 |
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 54 | 304 | 5.6 | 25 | 0 |
| CFL | 214 | 1248 | 5.8 | 47 | 2 | |
| Totals | 214 | 1248 | 5.8 | 47 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 24 | 428 | 17.8 | 68 | 3 |
| 1957 | CFL BC Lions | 36 | 593 | 16.5 | 70 | 5 |
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 58 | 834 | 14.4 | 61 | 2 |
| 1959 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| CFL | 122 | 1903 | 15.6 | 70 | 10 | |
| Totals | 122 | 1903 | 15.6 | 70 | 10 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 20 | 926 | 46.3 | 64 | 2 |
| 1957 | CFL BC Lions | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 45 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| CFL | 24 | 1086 | 45.2 | 64 | 2 | |
| Totals | 24 | 1086 | 45.2 | 64 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| CFL | 17 | 101 | 5.9 | 12 | 0 | |
| Totals | 19 | 120 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 14 | 264 | 18.9 | 46 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 25 | 0 |
| CFL | 17 | 328 | 19.3 | 46 | 0 | |
| Totals | 17 | 328 | 19.3 | 46 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 33 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 87 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL BC Lions | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 24 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 5 | 137 | 27.4 | 35 | 1 |
| NFL | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 33 | 0 | |
| CFL | 15 | 342 | 22.8 | 87 | 1 | |
| Totals | 22 | 460 | 20.9 | 87 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | ||||
| 1957 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| CFL | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
| Totals | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL | BC Lions | 15 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL | BC Lions | 15 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL | BC Lions | 1 |
Honors
1956 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1957 - CFL Coaches All-Star
1957 - CFL Shrine West All-Star
