Paul H. Durham (October 18, 1913 – June 22, 2007) was an

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and

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coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at

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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. Durham was also Linfield's head men's basketball coach from 1949 to 1952, tallying a mark of 31–48. He concluded his career as the

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at the

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. As a student at Linfield, Durham competed in basketball, football, and track and field.

Head coaching record

College football

References

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