Paul Hames
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- Organization:
- Men's Soccer
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- Year:
- Class of 2015
Hames (1984-87) was a four-time letter winner in men’s soccer at CSU and helped the team to regular season conference titles in 1984 and 1986. He ranks third in CSU history in career matches (76) and games started (74), fifth in assists (26) and game-winning goals (11) and ninth in points (80). A first-team all-conference selection in 1984, 1986, and 1987, Hames is one of three Vikings with at least 25 goals and 25 assists in a career.
As a senior, Hames led the AMCU in scoring and ranked 22nd in the nation with 37 points, including a team-high 13 goals and 11 assists. He is the only player in CSU history to lead the team in assists three times, dishing out six in 1984 and 1986 and 11 in 1987. Hames had one of his best games against Stetson in 1987 as he had a hand in all five goals in a 5-2 win, scoring three goals and dishing out two assists.
A two-time All-Ohio selection (1984, 1987) and a second-team All-Mideast pick in 1984 and 1987, Hames was a member of the 1988 Canadian Olympic Team and a first-round pick of the NASL’s Vancouver Whitecaps in 1988.
