Once again, Linfield Coach Paul Durham has been nominated and is on the ballot to be voted into in the College Football Hall of Fame.
A
Linfield grad and star athlete for Linfield, he ccoached Linfield Wildcat
football for 20 seasons (1948-1967). Coach Durham died at age 93 in 2007.
His
nomination is thanks Bob Gill, a retired dentist and noted sports historian,
who lives in Milwaukie, Ore.
(It
was because of Dr. Gill that Coach Ad Rutschman was inducted into the Hall of
Fame in 1998.)
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COACH PAUL DURHAM-LINFIELD ON 2017 COLLEGE FOOTALL HALL OF FAME BALLOT ==
IRVING,
Texas (June 1, 2016) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College
Hall of Fame announced today the names on the 2017 ballot for induction into
the College Football Hall of Fame, including 75 players and six coaches from
the Football Bowl Subdivision and 95 players and 29 coaches from the divisional
ranks.
2017
Divisional Coach Candidate Capsule Bios include
Paul
Durham-Linfield (Ore.) (1948-67)-His teams won seven conference
championships…Named 1962 NAIA Coach of the Year…Was the athletics director at
Linfield while coaching… Member of the Oregon Sports, Helms Athletic and NAIA
Football Coaches Halls of Fame.
POSTSCRIPT:
Not about Linfield, but Bob Gill has known Mel Renfro (Jefferson High in Portland, UO, Dallas Cowboys) for more than 50 years. He's researched and written a great book, "Mel Renfro: Forever a Cowboy."
Not about Linfield, but Bob Gill has known Mel Renfro (Jefferson High in Portland, UO, Dallas Cowboys) for more than 50 years. He's researched and written a great book, "Mel Renfro: Forever a Cowboy."
Buy
the book at Amazon.com or
order a signed copy by Dr. Gill copy for $30 by contacting him at
rfgill@comcast.com or by US Mail: Bob Gill, 13115 SE Pennywood Ct., Milwaukie
OR 97222
PHOTO
CREDIT:
Linfield Archives
Linfield Archives
SOURCE
OF PHOTO OF COACH PAUL DURHAM WITH THIS POSTING:
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