Paul McFadden

{{Short description|American football player (born 1961)}} {{for|the Scottish professional soccer player|Paul McFadden (footballer)}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2025}} {{Use American English|date=September 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Paul McFadden | image = Paulmacphoto.jpg | caption = McFadden in 1984; Photo by Annemarie Mountz | number = 8, 6 | position = Placekicker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|9|24}} | birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 163 | high_school = Euclid (Euclid, Ohio) | college = Youngstown State | draftyear = 1984 | draftround = 12 | draftpick = 312<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1984&round=round1#round1 |title=Draft 1984 |work=National Football League |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014210634/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1984&round=round1#round1 |archive-date=October 14, 2017 |access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref> | pastteams = * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1984|1987}}) * New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1988}}) * Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1989}}) | highlights = * 1984 UPI. NFC Rookie of the Year * PFWA All-Rookie Team (1984) | statlabel1 = Field goals made | statvalue1 = 120 | statlabel2 = Field goal attempts | statvalue2 = 163 | statlabel3 = Field goal % | statvalue3 = 73.6 | statlabel4 = Longest field goal | statvalue4 = 54 | pfr = mcfadpau01 }}

'''Paul McFadden''' (born September 24, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He gained recognition at the collegiate level as a kicker at Youngstown State University. McFadden became widely known for his barefooted kicking style.

He made his professional debut with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1984.<ref name="Gehman">{{cite web |url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/where-are-they-now-k-paul-mcfadden |title=Where Are They Now? K Paul McFadden |last=Gehman |first=Jim |work=Philadelphia Eagles |date=July 6, 2018 |access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref> That season he led the NFL in field goals kicked (30), was named NFC Rookie of the Year,<ref name="Gehman" /> and voted Co-MVP of the Eagles by his teammates.<ref name="Gehman" /> He repeated as Co-MVP of the Eagles in 1985,<ref name="Gehman" /> and remained with the team until 1987. He spent his final years in the NFL with the New York Giants (1988) and Atlanta Falcons (1989), respectively. His final NFL game was on 5 November 1989.

After ending his career as a professional football player, McFadden returned to Youngstown, where he served as director of athletic development from 1993 to 2002 and Chief Development Officer from 2002 to 2011 at Youngstown State University. In 2011, he was appointed as President of the Youngstown State University Foundation.<ref name="Gehman" /> He currently resides in northeastern Ohio.

He earned a BA in history from Youngstown State University in 1992, and a MA from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in 2000.

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