End, USC, 1946–⁠47

Paul Cleary

Lettered 1946–⁠47 (school media guide)

Born
Feb 7, 1922, in North Loup, Nebraska
Died
Jan 8, 1996, in Laguna Beach, California

Paul Cleary played end at USC (1946–⁠47). He was a consensus All‑American in 1947. The Chicago Rockets took Cleary in round 4, No. 19 overall in the 1948 AAFC Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.

At a glance

Best season
1947
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Pacific Coast
Drafted
No. 19
Round 4, 1948 AAFC Draft (Chicago Rockets)

Honors

Team titles: Pacific Coast champions, 1947

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1948AAFCNew York Yankees
1949AAFCChicago Hornets

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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