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Paul Costa

Sebastian Paul Costa

Position: TE-T
Height: 6-6    Weight: 268 lbs.
Born: December 7, 1941 in Yonkers, NY
College: Notre Dame

Career AV: 24 (3751st overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 4th round (55th overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 14th round (106th overall) of the 1964 AFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1965* 24 BUF TE 82 10 8 21 401 19.1 0 46 2.1 40.1 401 0 1 5
1966* 25 BUF TE 73 14 14 27 400 14.8 3 50 1.9 28.6 401 3 0 7
1967 26 BUF TE 82 14 14 39 726 18.6 2 63 2.8 51.9 726 2 2 4
1968 27 BUF TE 82 14 0 15 172 11.5 1 27 1.1 12.3 2 11 1 6 5.5 0.8 0.1 183 2 0 3
1969 28 BUF RT 79 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 4
1970 29 BUF RT 79 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 2
1971 30 BUF rt 79 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1
1972 31 BUF 79 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1
Career 100 36 102 1699 16.7 6 63 1.0 17.0 2 12 1 6 6.0 0.1 0.0 1711 7 3 27

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1968 27 BUF TE 82 14 0 5 68 0 33 13.6 251
1970 29 BUF RT 79 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 100 36 6 68 0 33 11.3 1779

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1965* 24 BUF TE 82 10 8 1 0 0 0
1967 26 BUF TE 82 14 14 2 1 0 0
Career 100 36 3 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1966* 25 BUF TE 73 14 14 3 3 18
1967 26 BUF TE 82 14 14 2 2 12
1968 27 BUF TE 82 14 0 1 1 2 12
Career 100 36 1 6 7 42

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1965
1966

Receiving Yds

1967 AFL 726 (10)

Yds/Reception

1967 AFL 18.6 (6)

Receiving Yds/Game

1967 AFL 51.9 (10)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)