Paul Powell

Paul Ray Powell (born March 19, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. Powell was the seventh player selected overall, and the first round pick of the Minnesota Twins, in the 1969 Major League Baseball draft. But he would appear in only in 39 MLB games over parts of three seasons as an outfielder and catcher for the Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers ( and ). Although modern sources list him only by his first name, during his baseball career he was referred to as "Paul Ray" Powell.

Born in San Angelo, Texas, Powell threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . After graduating from Santa Cruz Valley Union High School in Eloy, Arizona, he attended Arizona State University, where he was the starting center fielder for ASU's 1969 championship team and a defensive back and placekicker on the Sun Devils' 1967 and 1968 football teams. He received his degree in secondary education in 1974. Defensively, he played 80 innings in the outfield, and 24 as a catcher.

After leaving baseball, Powell had a long career in the real estate industry in Arizona.