Paul Collins (quarterback)
| No. 24 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | September 28, 1922 Fornfelt, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | July 16, 2012 (aged 89) Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Hickman (Columbia, Missouri) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Missouri | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1945: 2nd round, 14th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Paul Collins (September 28, 1922 – July 16, 2012) was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL).
College career
Collins attended the University of Missouri and was a member of the basketball, football, and track teams.[1] As a senior, Collins led the Tigers with ten touchdowns scored and was named first team All-Big Six Conference.[2]
Professional career
Collins was drafted in the second round of the 1945 NFL draft by the Chicago Cardinals.[3] He played one season with the team, playing in three games with one start. and completing three of 17 passes for 43 yards with two interceptions.[4] Collins lone start was a 10–0 loss on September 23, 1945, to the Detroit Lions.[5]
Post-football
After the end of his football career Collins worked as an account executive for Purina and Dow Chemical and was a real estate agent for Caldwell Banker. Collins died on July 16, 2012, in Royal Oak, Michigan.[6]
References
- ↑ Atchison, Michael (May 9, 2007). "True Sons: Tigers go national". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ↑ "2017 Missouri Tigers Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ↑ "1945 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
- ↑ Coats, Bill (January 6, 2011). "Hits and misses at No. 14 in draft". St. Louis Post–Dispatch.
- ↑ "LION ELEVEN HALTS CARDINALS BY 10-0". The New York Times. September 24, 1945. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ↑ "PAUL REAGAN COLLINS Sr". Detroit Free Press. Legacy.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020.