Karl Paul Noonan (born February 17, 1944) is a former collegiate and professional football wide receiver. As a high school football player at Assumption High School in Davenport (where one of his classmates was future

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All-American linebacker

Stas Maliszewski Staś Maliszewski (born Stanislaw MaliszewskiJohn Underwood ''Sports Illustrated'', November 15, 1965. ''pol.'' Stanisław Maliszewski; August 1944 in Poland) is a Polish American former football linebacker. He played college football for Prince ...

). He played collegiately at the

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and professionally with the American Football League's

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from 1966 through 1969, and for the NFL's Dolphins from 1970 through 1972. Noonan had his one peak season with 1968, his third year. After combining for just 365 yards in eight combined starts the past two seasons, he caught 58 passes for 760 yards while having a league-leading eleven touchdowns. He was an AFL All-Star that season. In 1972 he separated his shoulder in the preseason recovering a bad snap while serving as the team's holder. He was not activated even after recovering, although he assisted the coaching staff through Super Bowl VII from the

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analyzing the opposing defense. He announced his retirement prior to the 1973 season.

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