Career
At Michigan State, Dekker was a starting end in his junior and senior years. The Spartans were runners-up for the 1951 National Championship in the Associated Press poll and National Champions in the undefeated 1952 season. 1952 Michigan State Spartans Stats
Paul Dekker named to the All American Blockers for 1952, named by Wirt Gammon of the Chattanooga Times.
As told by Bernie McCarty
Dekker represented the Spartans in the annual East‑West Shrine contest, pulling in a game-record nine receptions for 100 yards.
While at Michigan State, Dekker joined the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. He was a Spartan Football Letterwinner in 1951-1952.
See Page 231. Dekker remained with the Redskins for only one season.
In 1954, he joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He died before seeing the record broken in the year after he passed.
Dekker retired from professional football following the 1962 season. Paul Dekker Football Statistics on Fanbase.com
Paul Dekker Canadian Football League Statistics.