Do you think this great former Ohio State player had a hard path to make the Pro Football Hall of fame as a wide receiver? First, he began his Buckeye career playing running back for Woody Hayes before splitting time at halfback and wideout. Everyone knows the coach hated the forward pass so he certainly wasn’t targeted often.
Then he played for two NFL teams that had storied rushing attacks. But even those things couldn’t hold Paul Warfield back from displaying his great pass catching ability, and becoming a Hall of Famer.
His 22 catch season in 1963 for Ohio State was enough for the Cleveland Browns to choose Warfield in the first round of the NFL draft.