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Born: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | March 27, 1954
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Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | DB |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
University | Wilfrid Laurier |
Career history | |
As player | |
1977–1979 | Toronto Argonauts |
1980–1983 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1984 | Toronto Argonauts |
1984–1987 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CFL All-Star | 1977, 1983, 1985 |
CFL East All-Star | 1977, 1985 |
CFL West All-Star | 1982, 1983 |
Career stats | |
Paul Frederick Bennett (born March 27, 1954) is a former award-winning and all-star defensive back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Grey Cup champion.
He attended General Brock Public School and W. A. Porter Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario. As a high school football player Paul played defensive back and quarterback and was named a Toronto All Star in 1972.
Offered a full football scholarship to the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Missouri, he played on the Tigers freshman team in 1973. He was redshirted on the varsity squad for his sophomore year.
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