:Paul Lankford

{{Short description|American football player (born 1958)}}

{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Paul Lankford

| image = Tony Zendejas 1985 (Paul Lankford crop).jpg

| caption = Lankford playing for the Dolphins in 1985

| number = 44

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|6|15}}

| birth_place = Farmingdale, New York, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 185

| high_school = Farmingdale
(Farmingdale, New York)

| college = Penn St.

| draftyear = 1982

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 80

| teams =

• Miami Dolphins (1982–1991)

|highlights =

• Second-team All-East (1981)

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 3.0

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 3

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 13

| pfr = LankPa20

}}

Paul Lankford (born June 15, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).[http://www.newsday.com/sports/high-school/football/where-are-they-now-paul-lankford-farmingdale-1977-1.4134820 "Where are they now? Paul Lankford, Farmingdale, 1977"] NewsDay. Retrieved 2016-10-01. He played in two Super Bowls for the Miami Dolphins. He played collegiately at Penn State and is the father of former Illinois wide receiver Ryan Lankford, who signed with the Dolphins in 2014.{{Citation|last=Dodds|first=Mark|title=Miami Dolphins|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994156.n451|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Sports Management and Marketing|year=2011|location=Thousand Oaks, CA|publisher=SAGE Publications, Inc.|doi=10.4135/9781412994156.n451|isbn=978-1-4129-7382-3|access-date=2021-03-16|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web |title=Paul Lankford Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LankPa20.htm |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Lankford was also an All-American hurdler for the Penn State Nittany Lions track and field team, finishing 4th in the 400 m hurdles at the 1980 and 1981 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?gender=1&series=3369&event=16 |title=400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships |website=USTFCCCA |access-date=28 December 2024}}