Paul Farren

{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Paul Farren | image = Paul Farren 1985.jpg | number = 74 | position = Tackle, guard | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|12|24}} | birth_place = Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lb = 272 | high_school = Cohasset {{avoid wrap|(Cohasset, Massachusetts)}} | college = Boston University | draftyear = 1983 | draftround = 12 | draftpick = 316 | pastteams = * Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1983|1992}})<ref>{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/reserve-list/1992/8 |website=NFL.com |access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> | statlabel1 = Games | statvalue1 = 132 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 91 | statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue3 = 4 | pfr = FarrPa20 }}

'''Paul Vincent Farren''' (born December 24, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1983 to 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul Farren |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FarrPa20.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004061359/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FarrPa20.htm |archive-date=2022-10-04 |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/163619403/ | title=Browns' 'Mr. Fix-it' learns versatility important in NFL | work=The Wichita Eagle | date=November 4, 1987 | accessdate=21 January 2025}}</ref> Farren took over as the Browns' starting left tackle after Rickey Bolden was injured in 1989. Farren also played college football as an guard and center for the Boston University Terriers.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

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