Don Paul (linebacker)

Don Paul

Paul on a 1953 Bowman football card
Date of birth	(1925-03-18)March 18, 1925
Place of birth	Fresno, California, U.S.
Date of death	November 8, 2014(2014-11-08) (aged 89)
Place of death	Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Linebacker
US college	UCLA
NFL draft	1947 / round: 3 / pick: 21
Career history
As player
1948–1955	Los Angeles Rams
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1951) 2× First-team All-PCC (1946, 1947)
Pro Bowls	3
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Don Paul (March 18, 1925 – November 8, 2014) was a professional American football linebacker who played for the Los Angeles Rams (1948–1955) in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected to three Pro Bowls during his years with the Rams. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986. He was one of only two players to play in six UCLA-USC games during the World War II years.

Paul was assistant coach for the Rams when Bob Waterfield was the head coach.^[when?] The staff included Hamp Pool and Jim David.

After Paul's football career he joined up with Roy Harlow and established the Rams Horn restaurant. Later he and Harlow teamed up with former Rams quarterback Bob Waterfield and Rams radio play-by-play broadcaster Bob Kelley opened up the Pump Room restaurant. He died after an illness on November 8, 2014.^[1]

References

1. "UCLA Hall of Famer and Football Standout Don Paul Passed Away Nov. 8 - UCLA Bruins Official Athletic Site | UCLABruins.com". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.

External links

• Don Paul at Find a Grave