Paul Severin Explained

Paul Severin
Birth Date:14 August 1918
Birth Place:Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Ashland, Virginia, U.S.
Player Years1:1939–1940
Player Team1:North Carolina
Player Positions:End
Coach Years1:1950–1957
Coach Team1:Randolph–Macon
Overall Record:37–26–7
Championships:3 Mason-Dixon (1950, 1952, 1955)
1 Virginia Little Seven (1955)
Awards:

Paul Vincent Severin (August 14, 1918 – April 6, 2006) was an American football player and coach. He grew up in Natrona, Pennsylvania, attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team.[1] He played at the end position for the Tar Heels and was selected as a first-team All-American in both 1939 (Associated Press) and 1940 (Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Digest, and Newsweek).[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Severin served as the head football coach at Randolph–Macon College in Ashland, Virginia from 1950 to 1957, compiling a record of 37–26–7.

Severin died in Ashland, on April 6, 2006, at age 87.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Former Football Great Paul Severin Passes Away At 87: Severin was a two-time All-America at Carolina. CBS College Sports. April 7, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20150120004044/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/040706aaj.html. dead. January 20, 2015.
  2. News: The 1939 A.P. All America. San Antonio Express. 1939-12-09.
  3. News: Herb Barker. Two Dixie Stars Fill Flank Posts on All-America. The Sunday Spartanburg Herald-Journal. December 8, 1940.
  4. News: Harry Grayson. Harry Grayson. NEA Has Harmon and Kimbrough On All-American. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 26, 1940.
  5. Web site: All-America Addendum. College Football Historical Society Newsletter. May 2006.
  6. Book: ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. 1181. ESPN Books. 2005. 1401337031.
  7. News: Severin, Paul V. 87, Ashland, Va.. Tribune. April 2006. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150120004039/http://obituaries.triblive.com/listing/96844/Paul-V-Severin/. January 20, 2015.