Paul LaVinn
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 2, 1915 |
| Died | August 10, 1975 (aged 60) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1941 | Upper Iowa (assistant) |
| 1945–1946 | Carthage |
| 1949–1951 | Eureka |
| Basketball | |
| 1941–1945 | Upper Iowa |
| 1945–1948 | Carthage |
| 1948–1951 | Eureka |
| Baseball | |
| 1947 | Carthage |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–27–2 (football) 93–103 (basketball) 2–7 (baseball) |
Lincoln[1] Paul LaVinn (January 2, 1915 – August 10, 1975) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.
Coaching career
Carthage
LaVinn was the 12th head football coach at Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois, serving for two seasons, from 1945 to 1946, and compiling a record of 2–10–1. While at Carthage, LaVinn also coached the baseball team in 1947 to a 2–7 record,[2] and found somewhat more success as the men's basketball coach[3] for three seasons, from 1946 to 1948, with a record of 26–37.[4]
Eureka
LaVinn was the seventh head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, serving for four seasons, from 1949 to 1951, and compiling record of 4–17–1.
LaVinn also coached the men's basketball team at Eureka for four seasons, from 1948 to 1952, tallying a mark of 44–38.[5]
High school coaching
In August 1952, LaVinn was hired as the athletic director at Lockport Township High School in Lockport, Illinois.[6] In additional to Lockport, he also coached at schools in Maple Park, and New Lenox.[7][8][9]
Later life and death
LaVinn moved in 1975 from Downer's Grove, Illinois to Largo, Florida. He died on August 10, 1975.[10]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Red Men (Independent) (1945) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Carthage | 2–3 | |||||||
| Carthage Red Men (College Conference of Illinois) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Carthage | 0–7–1 | 0–4 | 9th | |||||
| Carthage: | 2–10–1 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Eureka Red Devils (Pioneer Conference) (1949) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Eureka | 1–7 | 1–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Eureka Red Devils (Independent) (1950–1951) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Eureka | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1951 | Eureka | 1–6 | |||||||
| Eureka: | 4–17–1 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–27–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ La Crosse State Teacher's College Alumni Notes
- ^ Carthage College Archived November 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Baseball records
- ^ College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin "CCIW Basketball: Year-By-Year Results"
- ^ Carthage College Archived May 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Men's basketball year-by-year results
- ^ Eureka College Archived July 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Men's basketball records
- ^ "Collee [sic] Coach Gets Lockport Position". Woodford County Journal. Eureka, Illinois. August 14, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved October 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Illinois High School Athletic Association Lockport Township Season Summaries
- ^ Illinois High School Athletic Association Maple Park Season Summaries
- ^ Illinois High School Athletic Association New Lenox Season Summaries
- ^ "obituaries". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. August 11, 1975. p. 34. Retrieved October 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Eureka Football Record Book" (PDF). Eureka College. p. 74. Retrieved January 11, 2026.