[2] After graduating from Iowa, Minick moved to Los Angeles where he became an assistant coach for the 1925 USC Trojans football team.
While in Los Angeles, Minick also acted in Hollywood movies, including College Days (1926), One Minute to Play (1926), Forever After (1926), The Poor Nut (1927), and The Drop Kick (1927).
[7] He then played three years in the National Football League (NFL), mostly at the guard position, for the Buffalo Bisons (1927) and Green Bay Packers (1928–1929).
In 1929, the Green Bay Press-Gazette praised his contributions to the club:Paul is a smart line man and ... gained the distinction of being the Packers' leading guard.
[9] His son, Peter David Minick, died in a car crash in 1957 while in college in Washington, DC.