Paul Palmer (American football)

**Paul Palmer**
Personal information
No. 26, 25
Running back
Date of birth: October 14, 1964 (1964-10-14) (age 47)
Place of birth: Bethesda, Maryland
High School: Winston Churchill High School Potomac, Maryland
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Weight: 184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
College: Temple
NFL Draft: 1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19
Debuted in 1987 for the Kansas City Chiefs
Last played in 1992 for the Barcelona Dragons


Career history
Kansas City Chiefs (1987–1988) Dallas Cowboys (1989) Detroit Lions (1989) Philadelphia Eagles (1991)* Barcelona Dragons (1991–1992) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1986)
Rushing attempts	451
Rushing yards	1,700
Receptions	88
Receiving yards	892
Touchdowns	10
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Paul Woodrow Palmer (born October 14, 1964) is a former professional American football running back. He played in the National Football League for three seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Detroit Lions, and the Dallas Cowboys. He was the runner-up to Vinny Testaverde for the 1986 Heisman Trophy and holds rushing records during his college career at Temple University. He finished his career in the World League of American Football with the Barcelona Dragons in 1991.

Palmer attended Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland. He still holds several Temple football records including career rushing, 4,895 (1983–86), single season rushing 1,866 (1986), and single game rushing 349 (East Carolina 1986).

External links

NFL and WLAF stats from The Football Database

1986 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Vinny Testaverde \| RB D. J. Dozier \| RB Terrence Flagler \| RB Brent Fullwood \| RB Brad Muster \| RB Paul Palmer \| WR Cris Carter \| TE Keith Jackson OT John Clay \| OT Randy Dixon \| OT Danny Villa \| G Jeff Bregel \| C Ben Tamburello

Defense	DL Jerome Brown \| DL Jason Buck \| DL Danny Noonan \| DL Reggie Rogers \| DL Tony Woods LB Cornelius Bennett \| LB Brian Bosworth \| LB Shane Conlan \| LB Chris Spielman DB Bennie Blades \| DB Thomas Everett \| DB Tim McDonald \| DB Garland Rivers \| DB Rod Woodson

Special teams	K Jeff Jaeger \| P Barry Helton

1987 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Vinny Testaverde · Cornelius Bennett · Alonzo Highsmith · Brent Fullwood · Mike Junkin · Kelly Stouffer · Reggie Rogers · Shane Conlan · Jerome Brown · Rod Woodson · Shawn Knight · Danny Noonan · Chris Miller · D. J. Dozier · John Clay · John Bosa · Jason Buck · Tony Woods · Paul Palmer · Haywood Jeffires · Roger Vick · Harris Barton · Bruce Armstrong · Rod Bernstine · Terrence Flagler · Jim Harbaugh · Ricky Nattiel · Mark Ingram

Draft years 70 · 71 · 72 · 73 · 74 · 75 · 76 · 77 · 78 · 79 · 80 · 81 · 82 · 83 · 84 · 85 · 86 · 87 · 88 · 89 · 90 · 91 · 92 · 93 · 94 · 95 · 96 · 97 · 98 · 99 · 00 · 01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11

Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs first-round draft picks

Haynes • Holub • Bull • Buchanan • E. Budde • Beathard • Sayers • Brown • Trosch • Moorman • Daney • Marsalis • Smith • Wright • Kinney • W. Green • Walters • G. Green • Still • Bell • Fuller • B. Budde • Scott • Hancock • Blackledge • Maas • Alt • Horton • Jozwiak • Palmer • Smith • Thomas • Snow • Williams • Carter • Hill • Jenkins • Woods • Gonzalez • Riley • Tait • Morris • Sims • L. Johnson • D. Johnson • Hali • Bowe • Dorsey • Albert • Jackson • Berry • Baldwin

AFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ • North: BAL · CIN · CLE · PIT • South: HOU · IND · JAC · TEN • West: DEN · KC · OAK · SD NFC East: DAL · NYG · PHI · WAS • North: CHI · DET · GB · MIN • South: ATL · CAR · NO · TB • West: ARI · STL · SF · SEA

Persondata
Name	Palmer, Paul
Alternative names	Palmer, Paul Woodrow; Palmer, Paul W.
Short description	All-American college football player, professional football player, running back
Date of birth	October 14, 1964
Place of birth	Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Date of death
Place of death