By Darin Hayes October 14, 1964, was the birthday of Paul Palmer, a great running back who played for the Temple Owls.
Palmer had a tremendous season in 1986 under Temple University’s Head Coach Bruce Arians, finishing number one in the nation with 1866 rushing yards and averaging over 169 yards per game on the ground. Paul’s all-purpose yards that season of ’86 broke the NCAA record held by Hall of Famer Marcus Allen!
He placed second in the Heisman voting that year behind Vinny Testaverde. When he completed his collegiate career, Paul Palmer was Temple’s all-time leading rusher with 4,895 yards. The National Football Foundation placed Paul Palmer into their College Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
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