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Paul David Wiggin (born November 18, 1934) is an American former football player and coach. He played professional as a defensive end with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).
4 nov 2022 · Paul Wiggin first learned he would be joining the NFL in January 1956 when a fraternity buddy at Stanford woke him up to say that the defensive end had been selected in the sixth round of...
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- A Coaching Career in Football
- On to Minnesota
Paul David Wiggin was born on November 18, 1934 in Modesto, California. Wiggin was a talented football player in his youth. After graduating from high school, he parlayed his skills on the college football gridiron. However, he had to humble himself first and begin his college career at the Juco level. Admittedly, he did not apply himself academica...
After reporting to training camp in 1957, the Browns moved Wiggin from defensive tackle to defensive end. That year he started three games and Cleveland went to their seventh NFL title game, where they lost to Detroit 59-14. During his second season of 1958, Wiggin started eight games while the team made the postseason again, this time losing to th...
During his playing days, Wiggin made it known that he intended to be a coach when he retired. Sure enough, only weeks after retiring, Wiggin went home to California to become a defensive line coach for the 49ers. As a member of the San Francisco coaching staff from 1968-1974, the Niners made appearances in the 1970 and 1971 NFC Championship games, ...
In 1985, Wiggin took a position as defensive line coach of the Minnesota Vikings. At the time, the Vikings had a solid group of defensive linemen including end Chris Doleman, and tackle Keith Millard. As a coach for Minnesota from 1985-1991, Wiggin led a unit that paced the Vikings to three straight playoff appearances from 1987-1989. This run incl...
6 nov 2022 · Paul Wiggin first learned he would be joining the NFL in January 1956 when a fraternity buddy at Stanford woke him up to say that the defensive end had been selected in the sixth round of...
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- November 18, 1934
7 feb 2023 · Paul Wiggin loves the game of football. It's what keeps the 88-year-old coming back after seven decades around the game. Wiggin, a member of the Vikings’ front office since 1992, could write a book about all of the thrilling moments from his long career as a player, coach and NFL talent evaluator.
3 feb 2023 · Paul Wiggin is a former NFL player, coach and current consultant for the Minnesota Vikings. He received the 2022 Bud Grant Distinguished Minnesotan Award, named after his former boss and mentor, for his contributions to Minnesota football.
