GREENVILLE, S.C. – Citadel Hall of Famer and legend Paul Maguire is part of the 2018 South Carolina Football Hall of Fame Class, the SCFHOF announced.
 
Maguire, one of the dominant athletes in Citadel history, in addition to successful careers in the AFL and in the broadcasting booth, was a member of the Class of 1960 at The Citadel. The Youngstown, Ohio native was one of few players to earn SoCon Football Freshman and Player of the Year honors during his career. He was inducted into The Citadel Hall of Fame's inaugural class in 1977.
 
Maguire is joined in the class by John Abraham (University of South Carolina), Dwight Clark (Clemson University ), Clay Matthews Sr. (Georgia Tech/Legacy Inductee), and Richard Seymour (University of Georgia).
 
The 2018 Enshrinement Ceremony presented by IAG is set for April 19th, 2018 at the Embassy Suites at Verdae in Greenville, SC.  The SCFHOF will also host their 4^th annual Golf Tournament presented by Miller Direct at The Preserve at Verdae and their 4^th annual Gun Tournament presented by Trehel Corporation at McConnell Hall Shotting Preserve in Anderson. The Class of 2018 will include five inductees, one being a legacy inductee. The legacy inductee honors those who have come from a past generation but laid the foundation for football in the state of South Carolina and beyond. The 2017 Blanchard-Rogers Trophy (Collegiate Player of the year) presented by Hale's Jewelers, Mason Rudolph (Rock Hill, SC), will also be honored along with the 2018 Humanitarian of the Year which will be announced at the ceremony.
 
Paul Maguire was born August 22, 1938 in Youngstown, Ohio.  He played football at The Citadel from 1956-1959.  He played all sides of the ball including punter, defensive lineman and offensive lineman.  Maguire was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year in 1956 and Player of the Year in 1959. He scored 10 touchdown receptions as a tight end in 1959.  In 1960, Maguire was selected in the first round of the inaugural AFL draft by the Los Angeles Chargers.  He spent 10 years in the AFL with the Chargers (four season) and Buffalo Bills (six season) as a punter and a linebacker. Maguire was known for his coffin corner punts and was the AFL's all-time leader in punts and yardage during his career.  He was part of six AFL Championship games, winning three.  Two of those championships were with the Chargers and one with the Bills.  He was only one of  20 players who played in the AFL during its entire ten-year history.  After retiring from playing football, he worked as a color commentator for NFL telecasts, first with NBC and then ESPN. During his time at ESPN he called games college football and the Canadian Football League. Later in his career he would have the opportunity to call NFL Sunday Night Football games, ABC's NFL Wild Card Saturday games, and ABC's college football games with Brad Nessler and Brian Greise. While with NBC, he worked with Marv Albert for seven years, and then with Phil Simms and Dick Enberg.  In all, Maguire spent over 40 years as a sports broadcaster. He is a member of the Inaugural Citadel Hall of Fame Class of 1977, the Ohio Sports Hall of Fame, and the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.
 
-CitadelSports-