As fullback in his junior year, Hawk was 1st team All-League, 2nd team All-Suburban and 1st team Metro-East which helped the team to a 9 and 0 season record. As a Senior he was names 1st team All-League, 1st team All-Area and 1st team Metro East to lead the Blue Devils to a second 9–0 season in a row.  Paul finished his career with 134 points, 19 rushing touchdowns, 1,179 rushing yards and a record 2,032 yards of total offense as a fullback.

Paul went on to play college football at Central Michigan and graduated from U.M.