Paul Alsbury
Class of 2020/Inducted in 2021
Hometown: Edinburg, Texas
High School: Edinburg High School
College: Southwest Texas State University
Best Known for: Athlete – Football
Alsbury was a four-sport letterman at Edinburg High, where he graduated in 1987. In football, he played safety and was the Bobcats’ punter for three years. In baseball, he played in the 1987 Texas All-Star Baseball Classic in the Astrodome. He received All-Valley recognition in both sports. Despite missing nine games because of illness during his senior season, he managed to receive a full scholarship to Southwest Texas State University.
Alsbury lettered four years at SWT as the team’s punter and was selected to the All-Southland Conference first team in 1989 and 1990. He shared punting duties as a freshman and became the team’s top punter as a sophomore. He was All-SLC honorable mention in 1988. He punted for an average of 44.9 yards in 1990, which was seventh-best in the nation and earned him All-America honorable mention. He also played safety for the Bobcats.
He attended the NFL Combine was drafted in the 11th round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots as a punter. In 1992, he was drafted as a punter by London Monarchs of the World League of American Football, which later became NFL Europe. In 1996, he was a free agent punter for the Dallas Cowboys.