Paul Durham died June
22, 2007 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Paul H. Durham (Paul Henry Durham) was
born to Darr and Gretta Phillips Durham October 18, 1913 in Portland, Oregon.
He graduated from Portland's Franklin High School in 1932.
He went on to receive a bachelor's degree from
Linfield College in 1936, majoring in History, English, and minoring in Physical
Education while earning 10 varsity letters in athletics.
He married Amelia
Litzenberger in 1938 in Portland. They divorced in 1979.
He earned his Masters of Education at the University of Oregon in 1941. He
additionally gained a major in Physical Education at Lewis and Clark college.
He taught and coached Yamhill High School from 1936-1940. He then taught and
coached at Franklin High School from 1940-1942. He taught at High School
of Commerce (now Cleveland), 1942-1946, he then returned to Franklin High for an additional
two years. Moved to Linfield in McMinnville in 1948.
From 1948-68 he taught and coached at Linfield College and while there in 1949
became the Athletic Director. Moving to Hawaii in 1968 he became the Athletic
Director for the University of Hawaii till 1975. He was a faculty member of
University of Hawaii in the Health and Physical Education and the College of
Education from 1975-1981 when he retired.
He married Kathryn "Kitty" Chang August 14, 1981. She died in 1994.
He married Kathryn "Kitty" Chang August 14, 1981. She died in 1994.
Honors and offices held:
President of Linfield Alumni Asso.
President of McMinnville Kiwanis Club
Oregon Sports "Man of the year" , 1961
NAIA National Football Coach of the year, 1962
president of NWC Coaches Asso.
President of NAIA Football Coaches Asso. , 1963
President of NAIA Coaches Asso. (for all sports), 1964
Member of NAIANational Executive Board
Third Vice-president of NAIA
First Citizen of McMInnville, 1965
Member of Oregon Olympic Games Comittee, 1966.
Linfield Alumnus of the year, 1966
Member of the National Alliance Football Rules Comittee
Franklin High Alumnus of the year, 1967
Honolulu Quarterback Club "Sportsmans of the Year", 1970
NAIA Football Coaches National "HAll of Fame"
Member of HelmsAthletic Hall of Fame Los Angeles
Chairman and Director of NAIA National Baseball Tournament
NAIA District II Coach of the year
Member of the American Football Coaches, All-American Selection Comittee for small Colleges
Member of UPI Small College National Rating Board
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame 1989
Linfield Sports Hall of Fame 1998
He was preceded in death by his Wife Kitty in 1994; his brother, Dr. Philip Durham; and his Sister, Nellie Marr.
