Paul Durham (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 18, 1913 Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1] |
| Died | June 22, 2007 (aged 93) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1935 | Linfield |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1935 | Linfield |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| ?–1947 | Franklin HS (OR) |
| 1948–1967 | Linfield |
| Basketball | |
| 1949–1952 | Linfield |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1968–1975 | Hawaii |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 121–51–10 (college football) 31–48 (college basketball) |
| Tournaments | Football 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 as well as a 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]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linfield Wildcats (Northwest Conference) (1948–1967) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Linfield | 3–6 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1949 | Linfield | 4–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1950 | Linfield | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1951 | Linfield | 3–3–3 | 1–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1952 | Linfield | 5–3–1 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1953 | Linfield | 5–4 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1954 | Linfield | 3–6 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1955 | Linfield | 3–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Linfield | 6–1–2 | 3–1–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1957 | Linfield | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Linfield | 7–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1959 | Linfield | 4–3–1 | 1–2–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1960 | Linfield | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Linfield | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Championship | ||||
| 1962 | Linfield | 8–0–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Linfield | 8–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1964 | Linfield | 8–1–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | ||||
| 1965 | Linfield | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Championship | ||||
| 1966 | Linfield | 7–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1967 | Linfield | 8–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Linfield: | 121–51–10 | 65–33–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 121–51–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Paul H. Durham". Tribute Archive. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Paul Durham". Linfield Wildcats. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Season-by-Season". Linfield Wildcats men's basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Paul Durham". NACDA. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2018.