Paul Durham (American football)

Paul Durham
Biographical details
Born(1913-10-18)October 18, 1913
Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1]
DiedJune 22, 2007(2007-06-22) (aged 93)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1935Linfield
Basketball
c. 1935Linfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
?–1947Franklin HS (OR)
1948–1967Linfield
Basketball
1949–1952Linfield
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1968–1975Hawaii
Head coaching record
Overall121–51–10 (college football)
31–48 (college basketball)
TournamentsFootball
2–3 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
7 NWC (1956–1957, 1961–1962, 1964–1965, 1967)
Awards
Football
NAIA Coach of the Year (1962)

Paul H. Durham (October 18, 1913 – June 22, 2007) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon from 1948 to 1967, compiling a record of 121–51–10 . During his tenure, he began a string of consecutive winning seasons at Linfield that continues to this day.[2] Durham was also Linfield's head men's basketball coach from 1949 to 1952, tallying a mark of 31–48.[3] He concluded his career as the athletic director at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.[4]

As a student at Linfield, Durham competed in basketball, football, and track and field.[2]

  1. ^ "Paul H. Durham". Tribute Archive. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Paul Durham". Linfield Wildcats. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Season-by-Season". Linfield Wildcats men's basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Paul Durham". NACDA. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

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