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Paul Flatley
No. 85
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	January 30, 1941 (age 83); Richmond, Indiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:	Richmond (IN)
College:	Northwestern
NFL draft:	1963 / round: 4 / pick: 44
AFL draft:	1963 / round: 7 / pick: 53
Career history
	Minnesota Vikings (1963–1967); Atlanta Falcons (1968–1970);
Career highlights and awards
	UPI NFL-NFC RoY (1963); Pro Bowl (1966); Third-team All-American (1962); Second-team All-Big Ten (1962);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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Paul Richard Flatley (born January 30, 1941) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1970.

He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats from 1960 to 1962. In 1962, Flatley was a vital part of Northwestern's offensive attack which helped earn the Wildcats the #1 AP ranking for two weeks mid-season. Flatley led the team in receiving yardage and participated in the 1962 East-West Shrine Game.

During his professional career, he played for the Minnesota Vikings (1963–1967) and the Atlanta Falcons (1968–1970). Drafted by the Vikings in the 4th round in the 1963 NFL draft, Flatley was selected as the UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year. As a Viking, Flatley played in the 1966 Pro Bowl.

He is a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame. He was a member of the Minnesota Golden Gopher football radio broadcast team, along with Ray Christensen for many years.

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 * [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|1963|1967}})
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-[[UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year|UPI NFL-NFC RoY]]
+* [[UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year|UPI NFL-NFC RoY]] (1963)
 * [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1967 Pro Bowl|1966]])
+* Third-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1962 College Football All-America Team|1962]])
+* Second-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1962 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1962]])
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-'''Paul Richard Flatley''' (born January 30, 1941 in [[Richmond, Indiana]]) is a former [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] who played for the [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern Wildcats]] from 1960 to 1962 and later in the [[National Football League]] from [[1963 NFL season|1963]] to [[1970 NFL season|1970]].
+'''Paul Richard Flatley''' (born January 30, 1941) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from [[1963 NFL season|1963]] to [[1970 NFL season|1970]].
-In 1962, Flatley was a vital part of Northwestern's offensive attack which helped earn the [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Wildcats]] the #1 [[AP Poll|AP ranking]] for two weeks mid-season.  Flatley led the team in receiving yardage and participated in the 1962 [[East-West Shrine Game]].
+He played [[college football]] for the [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern Wildcats]] from 1960 to 1962. In 1962, Flatley was a vital part of Northwestern's offensive attack which helped earn the [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Wildcats]] the #1 [[AP Poll|AP ranking]] for two weeks mid-season. Flatley led the team in receiving yardage and participated in the 1962 [[East-West Shrine Game]].
-During his professional career, he played for the [[Minnesota Vikings]] (1963–1967) and the [[Atlanta Falcons]] (1968–1970).  Drafted by the Vikings in the 4th round in the [[1963 NFL Draft]], Flatley was selected as the [[UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year]]. As a Viking, Flatley played in the 1966 [[Pro Bowl]].
+During his professional career, he played for the [[Minnesota Vikings]] (1963–1967) and the [[Atlanta Falcons]] (1968–1970). Drafted by the Vikings in the 4th round in the [[1963 NFL draft]], Flatley was selected as the [[UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year]]. As a Viking, Flatley played in the 1966 [[Pro Bowl]].
-He is a member of the [[Indiana Football Hall of Fame]].  He was a member of the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota Golden Gopher football]] radio broadcast team, along with [[Ray Christensen]] for many years.
+He is a member of the [[Indiana Football Hall of Fame]]. He was a member of the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota Golden Gopher football]] radio broadcast team, along with [[Ray Christensen]] for many years.
+== References ==
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+{{Browns1962DraftPicks}}
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+{{Broncos1963DraftPicks}}
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+[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]
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