| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 14, 1918 Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 2006 (aged 87) Ashland, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1939–1940 | North Carolina |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1957 | Randolph–Macon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 37–26–7 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 Mason-Dixon (1950, 1952, 1955) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× First-team All-American (1939, 1940) North Carolina Tar Heels Jersey No. 87 honored | |
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]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1950–1957) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Randolph–Macon | 5–4 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1951 | Randolph–Macon | 5–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1952 | Randolph–Macon | 5–3–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1953 | Randolph–Macon | 3–4–2 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1954 | Randolph–Macon | 6–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1955 | Randolph–Macon | 6–2–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1956 | Randolph–Macon | 4–4 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1957 | Randolph–Macon | 3–3–2 | 1–1–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Randolph–Macon: | 37–26–7 | 22–7–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 37–26–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Former Football Great Paul Severin Passes Away At 87: Severin was a two-time All-America at Carolina". CBS College Sports. April 7, 2006. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015.
- ↑ "The 1939 A.P. All America". San Antonio Express. 1939-12-09.
- ↑ Herb Barker (December 8, 1940). "Two Dixie Stars Fill Flank Posts on All-America". The Sunday Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
- ↑ Harry Grayson (November 26, 1940). "NEA Has Harmon and Kimbrough On All-American". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
- ↑ "All-America Addendum" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. May 2006.
- ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1181. ISBN 1401337031.
- ↑ "Severin , Paul V. 87, Ashland, Va". Tribune. April 2006. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015.
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