Paul Warfield Paul Dryden Warfield ( born November 28 , 1942 in Warren , Ohio ) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the 1960s and 1970s known for his speed , fluid moves , grace , jumping ability and hands . Football career . Warfield graduated from Warren G . Harding High School in Warren , Ohio in 1960 . He was a star running back and defensive back for the Panthers , joining the varsity as a sophomore in 1957 . In 1958 , Warfield ran for 810 yards and scored 15 touchdowns - a campaign highlighted by a 6 - 0 victory over the powerhouse Massillon Tigers . Warfield ran for 1158 yards in 1959 and hit the paydirt 13 times . Warfield also set a state mark in the long jump . He graduated from The Ohio State University where he shined as a two time all Big 10 halfback in the 1962 - 1963 season and as a track team sprinter , jumper and hurdler . Warfield played for the Cleveland Browns as a wide receiver from 1964 to 1969 . In 1970 , he was traded to the Miami Dolphins for a draft pick which the Browns used on Purdue University All - American quarterback Mike Phipps . Phipps had limited success for the Browns and Warfield was a major factor in the Dolphins ' championships in the early 1970s . Shortly before Super Bowl VI President Richard M . Nixon famously telephoned Dolphins coach Don Shula to suggest that they run a particular pass play to Warfield . The play , a down - and - in pattern , was tried and resulted in an incomplete pass . In 1974 , shortly after the Dolphins ' won Super Bowl VIII , Warfield and teammates Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick made what were then surprising decisions . They left the Dolphins at the conclusion of the season for what appeared to be more lucrative pastures with the Toronto Northmen of World Football League . ( The Northmen moved to Memphis without playing a game in Toronto , and became the Memphis Southmen . ) Warfield played the 1975 season with the Memphis Southmen , before finishing his playing career with the Browns in 1976 and 1977 . He was in the Pro Bowl eight times , and was named All League six times . In his 13 NFL seasons Warfield caught 427 passes for 8 , 565 yards for 20 . 1 yards per catch , 9th highest all time , and scored 85 touchdowns . He added another 204 yards on 22 rushing attempts . In his only WFL season ( 1975 ) he caught 25 passes for 422 yards , a 16 . 9 yards per catch average , with 3 touchdowns . In his rookie season 1964 , he caught 52 receptions ( his best season for receptions ) for 920 yards and 9 touchdowns as the Browns won the NFL Championship . In 1968 he caught 50 passes and for the only time in his career gained over 1 , 000 yards in receiving ( 1 , 067 yards ) . That year he scored 12 touchdowns as the Browns reached the NFL Championship for the third time in the 1960s . For most of Warfield ' s tenure in Miami the Dolphins ran an offense which stressed running the ball . Warfield was considered a major threat on any given play . Even though he only caught 29 passes during the 1973 NFL season , 11 of those receptions were touchdowns , with four coming in the first half of the regular season finale . Three years earlier , when he arrived in Miami , he caught only 28 passes but he averaged 25 . 1 yards per catch . Later years . He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983 . In 1999 , he was ranked number 60 on " The Sporting News " ' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players . In 1979 Ohio State inducted him into its Varsity O Hall of Fame for both his football and track accomplishments . On November 19 , 1990 he was inducted into the Miami Dolphins Honor Roll . In 1977 he earned a M . A . degree from Kent State University . He worked for WKYC in Cleveland as a sportscaster in 1977 - 78 . He also worked as a scout and football front office executive . Warfield had the honor of performing the coin flip at the Ohio State - Michigan game in 2006 , in which the then # 1 ranked Buckeyes beat the # 2 ranked Wolverines 42 - 39 in Columbus , Ohio . He has worked as a special assignment scout for the Browns . He currently is retired and living in Rancho Mirage , CA .