Paul Durham | |
Birth Date: | 18 October 1913 |
Birth Place: | Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1] |
Death Place: | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | c. 1935 |
Player Team2: | Linfield |
Player Sport3: | Basketball |
Player Years4: | c. 1935 |
Player Team4: | Linfield |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | ?–1947 |
Coach Team2: | Franklin HS (OR) |
Coach Years3: | 1948–1967 |
Coach Team3: | Linfield |
Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
Coach Years5: | 1949–1952 |
Coach Team5: | Linfield |
Admin Years1: | 1968–1975 |
Admin Team1: | Hawaii |
Overall Record: | 121–51–10 (college football) 31–48 (college basketball) |
Tournament Record: | Football 2–3 (NAIA playoffs) |
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]