Paris in 2012 | |||||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | (1960-10-06)October 6, 1960 (age 65) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 299 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | DeSales (Louisville, Kentucky) | ||||||||
| College | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1982: 2nd round, 29th overall pick | ||||||||
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William "Bubba" Paris (born October 6, 1960) is an American former professionalfootball player who was anoffensive tackle in theNational Football League (NFL), primarily for theSan Francisco 49ers from 1983 to 1990. He playedcollege football for theMichigan Wolverines. He was a member of three 49ers teams that won theSuper Bowl. He won the Len Eshmont Award in 1987, as selected by his teammates on the 49ers.
Paris went toDeSales High School inLouisville, Kentucky. He and his team didn't win state but many of the players were scouted. Now the team has multiple state championships.
Paris attended theUniversity of Michigan, where he was namedAll-Big Ten,All-American and was also a (second-team) Academic All-American. He also played in the NFL for theIndianapolis Colts andDetroit Lions in 1991.
Paris currently works as a motivational speaker throughout the United States. He resides inTracy, California with wife Cynthia and son Trent.[1] Paris has another two sons, William III and Christian. In addition, he and his ex-wife Lynne have another six children: four sons, named Wayne, David, Austin, and Brandon, and twin daughters,Courtney andAshley, both of whom are former players in theWNBA.
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