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| Position | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1954-03-27)March 27, 1954 (age 71) Toronto,Ontario, Canada |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| University | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Career history | |
| 1977–1979 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1980–1983 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1984 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1984–1987 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2002) | |
Paul Frederick Bennett (born March 27, 1954) is a Canadian former professionalfootballdefensive back who played in theCanadian Football League (CFL).
He attended General Brock Public School andW. A. Porter Collegiate Institute inScarborough,Ontario. As a high school football player Paul playeddefensive back andquarterback and was named a Toronto All Star in 1972.
Offered a full football scholarship to theUniversity of Missouri, in Columbia, Missouri, he played on the Tigers freshman team in 1973. He wasredshirted on the varsity squad for his sophomore year.
In 1974 Bennett returned to Canada and attendedWilfrid Laurier University inWaterloo, Ontario. He played for WLU in 1975 and 1976, coached byCanadian Football Hall of FamerTuffy Knight. He was protected by theToronto Argonauts in the CFL draft.
Bennett was a hard-hitting safety and a fierce punt returner. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and won aGrey Cup withHamilton in 1986 (whom he played with from 1985 to 1987,) after stints at theWinnipeg Blue Bombers (1980–1983), andToronto Argonauts (1977–1979 and 1984).
Bennett retired in 1987 after eleven seasons. He had 45 interceptions and CFL records in punt return yards (6,358), punt return carries (659) and interception return yards (1,004).
He won theCFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1983 and 1985 and theJames P. McCaffrey Trophy in 1985. He was a 4-time all star. In 1985, he was an all-star and won theJames P. McCaffrey Trophy as Outstanding Defensive Player in the Eastern Division. And, for the second time in his career, he won theCFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award.
He lives in Winnipeg, and brought the 2009 Canadian Football Hall of Fame Induction ceremony to the city. He is currently Head Coach for theOak Park High School Raiders Junior Varsity football team.
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