Education
He attended General Brock Public School and West. A. Porter Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario. In 1974 Bennett returned to Canada and attended Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.
He attended General Brock Public School and West. A. Porter Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario. In 1974 Bennett returned to Canada and attended Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.
As a high school football player Paul played defensive back and quarterback and was named a Toronto All Star in 1972. Offered a full football scholarship to the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Missouri, he played on the Tigers freshman team in 1973. He was redshirted on the varsity squad for his sophomore year.
He played for WLU in 1975 and 1976, coached by Canadian Football Hall of Famer Tuffy Knight.
He was protected by the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League draft. Bennett was a hard-hitting safety and a fierce punt returner.
Bennett retired in 1987 after eleven seasons. He had 45 interceptions and Canadian Football League records in punt return yards (6,358), punt return carries (659) and interception return yards (1,004).
He was a 4 time all star.
He lives in Winnipeg, and brought the 2009 Canadian Football Hall of Fame Induction ceremony to the city. He is currently Head Coach for the Oak Park High School Raiders Junior Varsity football team
Grey Cup Champion - 1986 Canadian Football League All-Star - 1977, 1983, 1985 Eastern All-Star - 1977, 1985 Western All-Star - 1982, 1983 Schenley Most Outstanding Canadian Player - 1983, 1985 James P. McCaffrey Trophy: Outstanding Defensive Player Eastern Division - 1985 Lew Hayman Trophy: Outstanding Canadian Eastern Division - 1985 Doctor Beattie Martin Trophy: Outstanding Canadian Player Western Division - 1983 Grey Cup Participation - 1984, 1985, 1986.
