Paul Giel

Paul Giel
Relief pitcher
Born: (1932-09-29)September 29, 1932 Winona, Minnesota
Died: May 22, 2002(2002-05-22) (aged 69) Minneapolis
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 10, 1954, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
June 2, 1961, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	11–9
Earned run average	5.39
Strikeouts	145
Teams
New York/San Francisco Giants (1954–1955, 1958) Pittsburgh Pirates (1959–1960) Kansas City Athletics (1961) Minnesota Twins (1961)
Career highlights and awards
College football career
Minnesota Golden Gophers No. 10
Position	Halfback
Career history
College	Minnesota (1951–1953)
High school	Winona (MN)
Personal information
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career highlights and awards
UPI Player of the Year (1953) 2× Big Ten Player of the Year (1952, 1953) 2× First-team All-American (1952, 1953) 3× First-team All-Big Ten (1951–1953)
College Football Hall of Fame (1975)

Paul Robert Giel (September 29, 1932 – May 22, 2002) was an American football and baseball player from Winona, Minnesota.

Giel attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a star single wing tailback for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. During his career at Minnesota he rushed for 2,188 yards and had 1,922 yards passing. Giel received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's most valuable player twice, in 1952 and 1953, was named an All-American twice. Giel was the captain of the football team in 1953 that featured an upset of No. 5 Michigan for the Little Brown Jug. That year, he was the runner-up to Johnny Lattner of Notre Dame for the Heisman Trophy. His 1,794 votes received are the most by any player not to win the award. He was United Press International's college player of the year and the Associated Press back of the year.

Giel was a pitcher for the Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team. He was selected to the 1953 College Baseball All-America Team by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

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