Paul Severin

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.

Paul Severin

Biographical details
Born	(1918-08-14)August 14, 1918 Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 6, 2006(2006-04-06) (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) 1 Virginia Little Seven (1955)
Awards
2× First-team All-American (1939, 1940) 2× First-team All-SoCon (1939, 1940) North Carolina Tar Heels Jersey No. 87 honored

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 / Virginia Little Six/Seven/Eight Conference) (1950–1957)
1950	Randolph–Macon	5–4	4–0 / 2–1	1st / 2nd
1951	Randolph–Macon	5–3–1	3–1–1 / 1–1–1	2nd / T–2nd
1952	Randolph–Macon	5–3–1	3–0–1 / 1–1–1	1st / T–2nd
1953	Randolph–Macon	3–4–2	2–2 / 1–2	3rd / 3rd
1954	Randolph–Macon	6–3	3–1 / 1–2	2nd / 3rd
1955	Randolph–Macon	6–2–1	4–0 / 2–1	1st / T–1st
1956	Randolph–Macon	4–4	2–2 / 1–2	T–3rd / 3rd
1957	Randolph–Macon	3–3–2	1–1–2 / 1–2	T–2nd / 3rd
Randolph–Macon:		37–26–7	22–15–4
Total:		37–26–7
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "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.
2. "The 1939 A.P. All America". San Antonio Express. December 9, 1939.
3. Herb Barker (December 8, 1940). "Two Dixie Stars Fill Flank Posts on All-America". The Sunday Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
4. Harry Grayson (November 26, 1940). "NEA Has Harmon and Kimbrough On All-American". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
5. "All-America Addendum" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. May 2006.
6. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1181. ISBN 1401337031.
7. "Severin, Paul V. 87, Ashland, Va". Tribune. April 2006. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015.