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Sylvester E. Paulus
Paulus, pictured in The Trail, Yearbook of Daniel Baker College, 1921
Biographical details
Born(1899-03-12)March 12, 1899
DiedDecember 31, 1959(1959-12-31) (aged 60)
Chicago, Illinois
Alma materHanover (1920)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919Hanover
1920Daniel Baker
c. 1922Nogales HS (AZ)
c. 1924–1926Tucson HS (AZ)
1928–1929Wisconsin–Stout
Basketball
1919–1920Hanover
1929–1930Wisconsin–Stout
Head coaching record
Overall8–11 (college basketball)

Sylvester E. Paulus (March 12, 1899 – December 31, 1959) was an American football and basketball coach.

Hanover College

Paulus was a 1920 graduate of Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana.[1] He served as the school's head football coach (1919) and head basketball coach (1919–1920).[2]

Daniel Baker and Stout Normal

Paulus served as the head football coach at Daniel Baker College in 1920 and the University of Wisconsin–Stout–then known as Stout Normal Institute–from 1928 to 1929. He also coach Stout's basketball team.[3]

Later life and death

Until about 1945, Paulus operated a hotel in Bar Harbor, Michigan. He subsequently ran a booking agency for speakers at high schools and colleges. Paulus died on December 31, 1959, in Chicago, Illinois.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Degrees Conferred". Madison Daily Herald. June 10, 1920. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Records". Hanover Panthers men's basketball. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils men's basketball. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Ex-Tucson Grid Boss Succumbs; Sylvester Paulus Dies In Chicago". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. January 2, 1960. p. 15. Retrieved May 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.