PETE GOLOLAK
Place Kicker
12th Round
Cornell
This well-spoken young man is an American success story. After leaving occupied Hungary with his family at the age of 14, Pete later achieved collegiate stardom as a kicker at Cornell. He set an Ivy League record of 44 consecutive points and a Cornell record with a 50-yard field goal.
Pete brings the new 'soccer-style' place kicking to pro football. The ball is kicked at a 45-degree angle with the instep of the foot. Coach Saban thinks Pete will add a new element of scoring to Buffalo's AFL title hopes.
PAUL MAGUIRE
Punter-Linebacker
No. 55
The Citadel
"Paul was among the outstanding college football players last year in the pass receiving department, leading the nation with 10 touchdown passes caught. He also was sixth in the nation for overall pass receptions.
Paul made the All-Southern Conference team and was voted the Most Valuable Player in the Southern Conference. He was also named as the outstanding athlete in South Carolina and picked for the Associated Press and Williamson's All-America teams."
-1960 Fleer No. 128
"One of the most refreshing 1960 rookie stars was Paul Maguire, 23, the end-linebacker-punter who hustled so hard to gain his all-league bid. The No. 1 punter with a 40.5 average, he was a vicious tackler in his linebacking position, one he was not slated for after a great collegiate career as a pass-catching end. The Youngstown, Ohio opportunist also intercepted three passes and blunted several others."
-1961 Pro Football Handbook
"Few football fans knew about this splendid end, but the pros were very much aware of him and his record. Paul led the national statistics with 10 touchdown passes and was sixth in receptions with 32 for 549 yards. He proved an excellent punter, too, averaging 42.8 yards on 32 kicks. In college, Paul earned All-State, All-Conference and All-Southern honors ... and a contract with the Chargers."
-1961 Fleer No. 160
"Paul is considered the AFL's most valuable linebacker. Besides his deadly tackling, he led the loop in punting with a 40.5-yard average for 43 kicks. Paul won an All-Star berth."
-1961 Topps No. 169
"The best of AFL punters in 1960, Paul Maguire slipped to fourth in '61 with a 42.2 average of 62 efforts, one of which went for league high of 62 yards.
The 24-year-old Youngstown (O.) booter was a pass catching whiz at the Citadel in 1959 but didn't find it difficult to play linebacker in '60 as a Charger rookie. A knee injury late in the year sidelined him and might have affected him in '61 when he was able to intercept only one pass."
-Don Schiffer, 1962 Pro Football Handbook
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