Don Paul
Donald Ray Paul
Born: July 23, 1926
Tacoma, WA USA
Deceased: September 7, 2001
Eugene, OR
Position: DB-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 187
College: Washington St.
High School: Fife (Tacoma, WA)
Career: 1950-1958
Drafted: 1950 in Round 4, #47 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Don Paul played from 1950 to 1958 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals and Cleveland Browns. Paul ran for 469 yards in his career on 73 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 48 passes for 690 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 70.8 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 37 | 247 | 6.7 | 68 | 3 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 16 | 114 | 7.1 | 36 | 0 |
| Totals | 73 | 469 | 6.4 | 68 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 35 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 23 | 398 | 17.3 | 53 | 3 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 11 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 16 | 167 | 10.4 | 27 | 2 |
| Totals | 48 | 690 | 14.4 | 53 | 7 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 18 | 194 | 10.8 | 82 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 19 | 143 | 7.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 10 | 97 | 9.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 19 | 148 | 7.8 | 60 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 17 | 103 | 6.1 | 17 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 75 | 8.3 | 32 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 113 | 902 | 8.0 | 82 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 28 | 693 | 24.8 | 46 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 15 | 424 | 28.3 | 57 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 26 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 1417 | 24.9 | 57 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 41 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 38 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | 190 | 27.1 | 42 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 593 | 17.4 | 42 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 106 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
