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Paul Hufford was a college football player for the University of Iowa from 1982-1984. He was twice named All-Big Ten and was the inaugural Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year in 1984.

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Background

Paul Hufford was born in Keokuk, Iowa, but he moved to Mount Vernon, Iowa, before high school. Hufford was a standout athlete at Mount Vernon from 1976-1980. [1] He lettered in four sports and won state championships in wrestling and track. Despite suffering a knee injury his senior year of high school, he earned a scholarship to the University of Iowa, where his older brothers, Joe and Mike Hufford, were football letterwinners. [2]

Iowa career

Paul Hufford earned football letters from 1982-1984. As a junior in 1983, he was an all-Big Ten selection at defensive tackle. [3] Paul Hufford served as a captain of the 1984 Hawkeye football team, [4] and Iowa finished with an 8-4-1 record and a victory in the 1984 Freedom Bowl. He was an all-Big Ten selection for the second time, [5] and the Big Ten named him the first winner of its Defensive Lineman of the Year award after his senior season in 1984.

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References

  1. ↑ Mount Vernon Hall of Fame
  2. ↑ "Iowa football letterwinners". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  3. ↑ Hayden Fry: A High Porch Picnic, by Hayden Fry & George Wine, Page 132 ( ISBN   1-58261-033-9)
  4. ↑ "Iowa football captains". Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  5. ↑ Hawkeye Legends, Lists, & Lore, by Mike Finn & Chad Leistikow, Page 172 ( ISBN   1-57167-178-1)
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