Paul Orndorff

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Paul Parlette Orndorff (born October 29, 1949) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling as Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff'. After retiring, Orndorff worked as a wrestling trainer.After earning notoriety as a running back at the University of Tampa where he scored 21 career touchdowns and gained over 2000 all-purpose yards in his playing career, Orndorff was a 12th round selection (289th overall pick) in the 1973 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints but failed to pass the physical for the NFL with both the Saints and the Kansas City Chiefs. However, he did play for the Jacksonville Sharks of the World Football League in 1975. After one season in the WFL, he began training as a professional wrestler.