Paul Wiggin

Paul Wiggin

No. 86, 84
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1934-11-18) November 18, 1934 (age 89) Modesto, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:	Manteca (Manteca, California)
College:	Modesto Junior College Stanford
NFL draft:	1956  / Round: 6 / Pick: 73
Career history
As a player:
Cleveland Browns (1957–1967)
As a coach:
San Francisco 49ers (1968–1974) Defensive line coach Kansas City Chiefs (1975–1977) Head coach New Orleans Saints (1978–1979) Defensive coordinator Stanford (1980–1983) Head coach Minnesota Vikings (1985–1991) Defensive line coach
As an administrator:
Minnesota Vikings (1992–2015) Senior consultant for pro personnel
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1964) 2× Pro Bowl (1965, 1967) Cleveland Browns Legends 2× First-team All-American (1955, 1956)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com College Football Hall of Fame Paul David Wiggin (born November 18, 1934) is an American former football player and coach. He played professional as a defensive end with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He later coached in the NFL as well as in college football. When he graduated Manteca High School in 1952, he was named the Most Outstanding Athlete. [1] He attended Modesto Junior College. [2] After graduating from Stanford University in 1957, [3] he spent his entire 11-year playing career with Cleveland until his retirement following the 1967 NFL season. Twice earning Pro Bowl honors, Wiggin was a key member of the team's defensive line when it won the 1964 NFL championship with a 27–0 shutout of the Baltimore Colts. He was named an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers on February 14, 1968, spending the next seven seasons with the team until being hired as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs on January 23, 1975. After compiling an 11–24 mark in less than three seasons, Wiggin was fired following a 44–7 loss against his old team, the Browns, on October 30, 1977. After Dick Nolan was named as head coach of the New Orleans Saints in 1978, he once again hired Wiggin as the team's defensive coordinator. Spending two years in the position, Wiggin then was hired as head coach at his alma mater, Stanford, on February 1, 1980. Despite the presence of quarterback John Elway on the team during his first three years, Wiggin was unable to lead Stanford to a bowl game during his tenure and was dismissed following the 1983 season with a 16–28 record over four years. Wiggin's efforts to reach a bowl game had come agonizingly close in 1982, when his team fell victim to what simply became known as The Play on November 20. In an incredible finish against the University of California, the school's arch-rival, Cal lateraled five times in the closing seconds to score the winning touchdown. Head coaching record College Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Stanford Cardinals / Cardinal (Pacific-10 Conference)(1980–1983) 1980 Stanford 6–5 3–4 T–6th 1981 Stanford 4–7 4–4 T–6th 1982 Stanford 5–6 3–5 7th 1983 Stanford 1–10 1–7 10th Stanford: 16–28 11–20 Total: 16–28 NFL Team Year Regular season Postseason Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result KC 1975 5 9 0 .357 3rd in AFC West — — — — KC 1976 5 9 0 .357 4th in AFC West — — — — KC 1977 1 6 0 .143 Fired — — — — Total 11 24 0 .314 0 0 .000 References "Paul Wiggin". "Modesto Junior College". Modesto Junior College. Retrieved 2023-12-05. Traditions – Stanford University Official Athletic Site Archived August 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine External links Paul Wiggin at the College Football Hall of Fame Career statistics and player information from NFL.com  ·  Pro Football Reference This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.