1920 - 2011
Paul Briggs American Football (American)
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Details
| First Name |
Paul
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| Middle Name |
Leonard
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| Last Name |
Briggs
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| Full Name at Birth |
Paul Leonard Briggs
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| Birthday |
18th April, 1920
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| Birthplace |
Providence, RI
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| Died |
14th February, 2011
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| Place of Death |
Santa Ana, California
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| Height |
6' 4" (193 cm)
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| Weight |
248lbs (112 kg)
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Nationality |
American
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| University |
Colorado
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| Occupation |
Football (American)
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| American Football Position |
Offensive Tackle
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| Draft |
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 7th round (57th overall) of the 1944 NFL Draft.
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Paul Leonard Briggs (April 18, 1920 – February 14, 2011) was an American football tackle who played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 1944 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Colorado and attended Grand Junction High School in Grand Junction, Colorado. Briggs was the head football coach of Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, California from 1953 to 1985. He was head coach of Rocky Ford High School in Rocky Ford, Colorado from 1949 to 1950 and head coach of Natrona County High School from 1951 to 1952. Briggs was also an assistant coach at Orange Coast College from 1985 to 2005. He was inducted into the University of Colorado Hall of Honor in 1974, Citizens Athletic Foundation High School Hall of Fame in 1975, California Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1977, Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame in 1978 and Bakersfield High School Football Hall of Fame in 2006. He joined the United States Navy in 1943 and was stationed on the USS Daly. Briggs earned a Bronze Star and Purple Heart after being hit in the nose and back by shrapnel during a Japanese kamikaze attack.
