Paul Zaeske

{{Short description|American football player (1945–1992)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Paul Zaeske

| image =

| number = 87

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|12|4}}

| birth_place = Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1992|4|18|1945|12|4}}

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 200

| high_school = Sterling (IL)

| college = North Park

| undraftedyear = 1969

| pastteams =

• Houston Oilers (1969–{{NFL Year|1970}})
• Houston Texans (1974)

| pfr = Z/ZaesPa20

}}

Paul Allan Zaeske (December 4, 1945 – April 18, 1992) was an American football wide receiver who played two seasons with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Park University and attended Sterling High School in Sterling, Illinois.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/zaes00200.html | title=PAUL ZAESKE | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=February 14, 2016}} He was also a member of the Houston Texans of the World Football League (WFL).{{cite web|url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/WFL/Players/xyz/Zaeske.Paul.htm |title=Paul Zaeske |publisher=nasljerseys.com |accessdate=February 14, 2016 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214162357/http://www.nasljerseys.com/WFL/Players/xyz/Zaeske.Paul.htm |archivedate=February 14, 2016 }}