As a superb athlete in Port Chester, N.Y., Paul Costa had scholarship offers in track, basketball, and football.  After a year at Northeastern Oklahoma JC, he decided to pursue an education at the University Of Notre Dame. When Ara Parseghian arrived as the head coach in 1964, Costa had already been drafted by the Chiefs as a "future" the season before and he was switched from a 6'5" halfback to end on that season's surprise team. He wound up signing with the Bills and averaged over twenty yards per reception as a tight end in his rookie season. He made the Pro Bowl that year, in '65, and again in 1966. He caught 102 passes for 699 yards, and a solid 16.7 yards per reception average before being moved to offensive tackle for the final four years of his career. He retired in 1973 but was enticed to return to the gridiron with the Birmingham Americans of the new WFL in '74 and came back for another season with the Vulcans in the short-lived 1975 season. Always an intelligent player and individual, Costa earned a Masters Degree and PhD from the California Graduate School Of Theology and has served the Church as a minister, author (End Time Warriors co-authored with John P. Kelly), and popular speaker for many years.

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