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| Born | (1944-02-17)February 17, 1944 (age 81) Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||
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| College | Iowa | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1966: undrafted | ||||||||
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Karl Paul Noonan (born February 17, 1944) is an American former professionalfootball player who was awide receiver for theMiami Dolphins of theAmerican Football League (AFL) andNational Football League (NFL). As a high school football player atAssumption High School in Davenport (where one of his classmates was futurePrincetonAll-American linebackerStas Maliszewski). Noonan playedcollege football for theIowa Hawkeyes before playing professionally with Miami in the AFL from 1966 through 1969, and for the NFL's Dolphins from 1970 through 1972.
Noonan had his one peak season with 1968, his third year. After combining for just 365 yards in eight combined starts the past two seasons, he caught 58 passes for 760 yards while having a league-leading eleventouchdowns. He was anAFL All-Star that season. In 1972 heseparated his shoulder in the preseason recovering a bad snap while serving as the team'sholder.[1][2] He was not activated even after recovering, although he assisted the coaching staff throughSuper Bowl VII from thepress box analyzing the opposing defense.[3] He announced his retirement prior to the 1973 season.[4]
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