FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June
4, 2001
CONTACTS:
HARVEY GREENE/ NEAL GULKIS/ SETH
LEVIT
PHONE:
(954) 452-7010
MIAMI
– The Miami Dolphins today named George Paton as their Director of Pro
Personnel, the club announced. Paton
(pronounced PAY-ton), joins the club after spending each of the last four seasons in the
player personnel department of the Chicago Bears.
With Miami, Paton will be responsible for
monitoring the rosters of all 31 NFL clubs, as well as the rosters of teams in all other
professional leagues. He also will serve as
an advance scout for the Dolphins’ next opponent.
“George is bright, he is a hard worker and
he is familiar with our grading system,” said Dolphins Head Coach Dave Wannstedt. “All of these things will make for a very
smooth transition.”
Paton served as a pro scout in his first three
years (1997-99) with the Bears, before being elevated to Assistant Director of Pro
Personnel last season. During his tenure in
Chicago, Paton was involved in evaluating players in all professional leagues, advance
scouting, free agency and the NFL Draft.
Paton was a four-year letterman (1988-91) as a
defensive back at UCLA, where he was a part of two Bruin teams that earned Bowl berths. Upon graduating with a degree in history in 1992,
Paton played in professional football leagues in both Italy and Austria. Following that, he went into computer sales while
also working as an assistant football coach as his prep alma mater, Loyola High School in
Los Angeles. In 1996, in addition to his
coaching duties, he also served as a producer for a high school football show that aired
on Fox Sports Net Los Angeles.
Paton was born on May 5, 1969 in Los Angeles.
MIAMI – The first annual South Florida Pro Sports Golf Tournament,
presented by Athletes in Action, will be held on Friday, June 8 at Don Shula’s Golf
Club in Miami Lakes. Registration begins at
11:00 a.m. with a shotgun start scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
Many current and former Dolphin players and
coaches will be participating in the tournament, including Head Coach Dave Wannstedt,
wide receivers Oronde Gadsden and James McKnight, linebacker Twan Russell
and former linebacker John Offerdahl.
Sponsor levels vary and include $500 for two
spots in the tournament and $1,000 for a group of four.
For more information, contact Corwin Anthony at
(954) 452-7180.