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Paul R Sheehy is an American sports agent and attorney who represents professional football players, collegiate and professional football coaches, and media personalities. He is the founder of Colorado based ProStar Sports Agency.

Early Life and Education

Sheehy was born on December 18, 1963 in Milford, Connecticut and was raised in nearby Derby, Connecticut. He grew up with football as the focal point of his life, following his uncle, Tony Passander a record setting quarterback The Citadel Bulldogs (1967-1969) and the 1970 Grey Cup Champion Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League; and cousin, running back John Pagliaro throughout his record setting career at Yale University where he was a 2 time Ivy League Player of the Year and a Walter Camp All American. Passander was also inducted into The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame.

Sheehy graduated from Derby High School in 1981, where he played for legendary head coach "Big Lou", Lou DeFilippo.

Sheehy went on to play 4 years at Division 2 Springfield College (Massachusetts), where he received a bachelors degree in Political Science. He then went on to earn a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of New Haven (Connecticut), and a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Whittier College School of Law (Los Angeles, California) in 1990. While at Whittier College School of Law, Sheehy was president of the Entertainment & Sports Law Society (1989-1990). Sheehy also attended the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation.

Career

In 1988 as a first year law student, Sheehy obtained his certification to represent NFL players by the NFL Players Association. During law school, he clerked for the boutique firm of Rosky, Landau & Fox in Beverly Hills, California. After passing the California Bar, he became an associate attorney for the firm, before rising to the position of partner, continuing to develop his sports practice, with the firm restructuring to Rosky, Landau, Stahl & Sheehy. Sheehy ultimately left the firm, and along with college football teammate Warren Schmidt, founded ProStar Sports Agency in Beverly Hills, California.

Notable Clients

Since 1988, Sheehy has represented over 500 professional athletes and coaches.

A few notable NFL player clients include : 4 time Pro Bowler, Cameron Wake (Miami Dolphins); All Pro, Johnny Hekker (St. Louis Rams); 2 time Pro Bowler Brian Moorman (Buffalo Bills); Pro Bowler Mike Schneck (Buffalo Bills); Pro Bowler JJ Jansen (Carolina Panthers); Pro Bowler Billy Cundiff (Baltimore Ravens); 3 time Super Bowl champions Dan Klecko (New England Patriots & Indianapolis Colts) and Lonie Paxton (New England Patriots); 2 time Super Bowl champions Matt Chatham (LB, New England Patriots. New York Jets) and George Coghill (S, Denver Broncos); Mike Tomczak (QB, Pittsburgh Steelers); Lorenzo White (RB, Cleveland Browns); Brenden Stai (OG, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions); Nolan Harrison (DE, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins); Rian Lindell (K, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers); Brandon Manumaleuna (TE, San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears); and Kitrick Taylor, recipient of Brett Favre's first career game winning touchdown pass.

Notable coaching clients include : 2 time Super Bowl champion Kevin Gilbride (Offensive Coordinator, New York Giants); Tim Murphy (Head Coach, Harvard); Dave Toub (Special Teams Coordinator, Kansas City Chiefs); Mick McCall (Offensive Coordinator, Northwestern University); Andre Patterson (Defensive Line Coach, Minnesota Vikings); Andy Moeller (Offensive Line Coach, Cleveland Browns); Matt Nagy (QB Coach, Kansas City Chiefs); Greg Jackson (DB Coach, University of Michigan); 2014 D2 National Champion John Wristen (Head Coach, CSU-Pueblo); James Spady (Head Coach, Alabama A&M); and Glenn Caruso (Head Coach, St. Thomas University)

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