Paul Seiler
American football player (1945–2001)
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Paul Herman Seiler (November 1, 1945 – September 25, 2001)[1] was an American professional football offensive lineman who played in the American (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Oakland Raiders.
Algona, Iowa, U.S.
| No. 71, 79, 65 | |||||||||
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| Positions | Center, Tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | November 1, 1945 Algona, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | September 25, 2001 (aged 55) | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Bishop Garrigan (Algona) | ||||||||
| College | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1967: 1st round, 12th overall pick | ||||||||
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Born in Algona, Iowa,[2] Seiler played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was a member of the school's 1966 team that won the national championship.[3] After playing for a combined 59 minutes in 1964 and 1965 as a backup, he was Notre Dame's starting right tackle in 1966, his senior year.[4] In the 1967 NFL/AFL draft, the Jets selected him with the 12th overall pick. Seiler played in two games for the Jets in the 1967 AFL season,[2] but a leg injury led the Jets to put him on a "waived injured list".[5] In 1968, he joined the United States Army and did not play that season.[2][6] Seiler returned to the Jets in 1969, playing in 11 games.[2] After undergoing offseason leg surgery,[7] the Jets released Seiler before the start of the 1970 season.[8] From 1971 to 1973, Seiler played for the Raiders. He played in 26 games, starting once in 1973, his last NFL season.[2]
Seiler was married and had one stepson. After his football career, he lived in the West Coast region and eventually became a church minister in California. On September 25, 2001, Seiler died of colon cancer at the age of 55.[2][4]
