Paul Staroba

Paul Staroba

Staroba from 1971 Michiganensian
No. 85
Position:	Wide receiver/punter
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1949-01-20) January 20, 1949 (age 68)
Place of birth:	Flint, Michigan
Career information
College:	Michigan
NFL Draft:	1971 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66
Career history
Cleveland Browns (1972) Green Bay Packers (1973)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 2 Yards: 42 Touchdowns: 1

Paul Louis Staroba (born January 20, 1949) is a former American football wide receiver and punter. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1968 to 1970. During the 1970 season, he caught 35 passes for 519 yards and led the Big Ten Conference, and finished fourth in the country, with a 41.5 yard punting average. He also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns in 1972 and the Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers in 1973.

Staroba grew up in Flint, Michigan, attended St. Matthew High School in Flint, and played high school football as a running back.

Staroba enrolled at the University of Michigan and played for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1968 to 1970. He saw limited playing time as a sophomore and junior, catching 11 passes for 158 yards in 1968 and 12 passes for 141 yards in 1969. As a senior, Staroba became a starter and caught 35 passes for 519 yards. He had the best game of his career on October 31, 1970, in a 29-15 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers. He caught six passes from Don Moorhead for a total of 178 receiving yards, a touchdown and a two-point conversion. Staroba also served as Michigan's punter, punted for 2,240 yards in 1970 (including 401 yards against Arizona), and led the Big Ten, and finished fourth in the country, with a 41.5 yard average in 1970.

Staroba was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round (66th overall pick) of the 1971 NFL Draft. He spent the 1971 NFL season on the "cab squad" and appeared in eight games, one as a starter, for the Browns during the 1972 NFL season. Staroba had a 19-yard reception for the game-winning touchdown against the Denver Broncos.