Paul Costa

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Paul Costa

Costa breaks away against the Raiders, 1965
November 7 1941 (1941--) (age 67)
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Position(s)| Tight end
College| Notre Dame
AFL Draft| 1964 / Round 14 / Pick 3
Career highlights
1965 AFL Champion
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S. Paul Costa (born December 7, 1941 in Port Chester, New York) is a retired American collegiate and professional football tight end. He played college football for the University of Notre Dame's Fighting Irish. The American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs drafted him in his junior year, 1964, but he did not make the active roster, and was traded to the AFL's Buffalo Bills for the 1965season. He won a starting job at tight end his rookie year with the Bills, and soon became an excellent tight end, being named an AFL All-Star in his first two seasons.

As a rookie, Costa averaged 19.1 yards per catch. For his career, he averaged 16.7 yards per catch. In his first year, in the 1965 AFL Championship game against the San Diego Chargers, he teamed with Ernie Warlick in one of the first uses of the "double tight end" formation installed by head coach Lou Saban. Costa caught two passes for 32 yards, Warlick caught three for 35 yards and a touchdown as the Bills defeated the Chargers for the second consecutive year, this time shutting them out 23 - 0, the first shutout in AFL Championship game history. In Costa's fifth year in Pro Football, he moved to offensive tackle and played that position for four years. After playing eight years for the Bills, he retired for one year, then came out of retirement to play for the Birmingham Americans of the World Football League for two years.

Costa has a B.A. degree in Communications from Notre Dame. He also has a Masters and Ph.D. from the California Graduate School of Theology. Paul has been in full time ministry since retiring. He was a pastor for sixteen years, but now travels nationally and internationally as a speaker in churches, conferences, and schools. He has co-authoreda book with Dr. John Kelly (End Time Warriors) that was published by Regal Book.

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Port Chester, New York

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State New York
County Westchester
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 - Village  2.
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American football, known in the United States simply as football [1] is a competitive team sport known for its physical roughness despite being a highly strategic game.
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tight end (TE) is a position in American football on the offensive team. The tight end is the last man on the offensive line but has a slightly different build and in some cases a different role than other linemen.
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Sport American Professional Football
Founded 1959
First Season 1960
Last Season 1969
No. of teams 8 (1960), 9 (1966), 10 (1968-1969)
Country  United States

Merged 1970, with NFL

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Kansas City Chiefs
Year founded: 1960

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City Kansas City, Missouri

Team colors Red, white and gold
Head Coach Herman Edwards
Owner The Hunt Family
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Regular season September 12 1964 - December 20 1964
Champions Buffalo Bills
'''All-Star game

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Buffalo Bills
Year founded: 1959

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City Orchard Park, New York

Team colors Navy blue, light blue, red, light red, white, royal, and nickel
Head Coach Dick Jauron
Owner Ralph Wilson


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Regular season September 11 1965 - December 19 1965
Champions
'''All-Star game

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Offense: Curtis McClinton, RB, Dallas Texans
Defense: Earl Faison, DE, Chargers Balboa Stadium, San Diego
1963 January 19, 1964
West, 27-24 Offense: Keith Lincoln, RB, Chargers
Defense: Archie Matsos, LB, Raiders Balboa Stadium, San Diego

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San Diego Chargers
Year founded: 1960

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Ernie Warlick

Warlick's 1964 AFL Championship ring
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Washington, DC

Position(s)| Tight end
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Lou Saban

September 13 1921 (1921--) (age 86) (age 85)
Brookfield, Illinois

Position(s)| Head Coach
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College| Indiana University

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The Birmingham Americans were the most successful of the World Football League franchises. Founded late December 1973, they led the league in attendance and had also won all 13 home games at legendary Legion Field.
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Sport American football
Founded 1973
Inaugural season 1974
No. of teams 13
Country(ies)  United States

Ceased 1975
Last champion(s) Birmingham Americans The World Football League
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The following is a list of players that played for the 1960-1969 American Football League.

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