Paul Christman

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Paul Christman
No. 44     
Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: March 5, 1918(1918-03-05)
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri
Date of death: March 2, 1970(1970-03-02) (aged 51)
Place of death: Lake Forest, Illinois
Career information
College: Missouri
NFL Draft: 1941 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13
Debuted in 1945
Last played in 1950
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× All-Pro selection (1946, 1947)
TD-INT     58-76
Yards     7,294
QB Rating     54.8
Stats at NFL.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Paul Joseph Christman[1] (March 5, 1918–March 2, 1970) was an American football player and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. He played college football for the University of Missouri and professionally for the Chicago Cardinals and Green Bay Packers.

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[edit] Collegiate career

A St. Louis native, Christman led the Missouri Tigers to a 20-8 record during his three seasons as their starting quarterback. He was a two-time All-American, and led the nation in touchdown passes in 1940. He was Missouri's all-time leading passer until 1976, when he was surpassed by Steve Pisarkiewicz. While at the University of Missouri he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. His jersey number, 44, is one of seven retired by the school. In 1956, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

[edit] National Football League career

Christman played six seasons in the National Football League, from 1945-1950. He was a member of the so-called "Million Dollar Backfield," which led the Cardinals to the 1947 NFL Championship. A notoriously poor ball-handler, at one time he owned the record for most fumbles in a game (five) and most own fumbles recovered in a season (eight).

[edit] Broadcasting career

After retiring as a player Christman worked as a color commentator for American Football League games on NBC television, teamed with play-by-play announcer Curt Gowdy; in 1967, the pair called Super Bowl I for the network. In 1968-69 he moved to rival CBS, teaming with Ray Scott on NFL broadcasts.

[edit] Personal

His daughter is noted Scientology critic Tory Christman.

[edit] Death

Christman died in 1970 in Lake Forest, Illinois from a heart attack.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Christman on Pro-Football-Reference". rbref.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ChriPa20.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 

[edit] External links
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