Paul David Rigdon (born November 2, 1975) is a former American professional

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player who was a

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for two

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seasons. Rigdon played for the

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and

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from to . Rigdon was born in

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...

. He attended Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, and the

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in Gainesville, where he played for the

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team in 1996.

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