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Classic Sports Card of The Day

09 Dec

1965 Topps football card of former linebacker and punter Paul Maguire, who is one of only 20 players to play for the entire 10 year existence of the old American Football League. Amazingly, Maguire played in the league’s first 6 championship games, the first 3 with the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers followed by 3 with Buffalo, and was a part of 3 consecutive title-winning teams, 1 with the Chargers before moving to Buffalo and helping the Bills win back-to-back titles. He was considered a master of the “coffin corner” kick, in which the punter angles his kick toward the sideline to pin the opponent deep in his own territory. After his playing days ended, Maguire enjoyed a long career in broadcasting as a color analyst, working games for ESPN, NBC and ABC involving teams from college football, the NFL, Canadian Football League, the USFL and the United Football League. He also hosted the Budweiser Sportsline, a local sports call-in show in Buffalo.

 

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