Paul Beck (American football)

Paul Beck
Biographical details
Born	March 13, 1905; Fairplay, Indiana, U.S.
Died	August 2, 1978 (aged 73); Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1926–1928	Indiana State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1939	Oblong HS (IL)
1940–1941	Thornton HS (IL) (backfield)
1947–1953	Evansville (line)
1954–1965	Evansville
1966–1971	Evansville (assistant)
Basketball
1929–1940	Oblong HS (IL)
1940–1942	Thornton HS (IL) (assistant)
1947–1971	Evansville (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	46–57 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 ICC (1955, 1964)

Paul Beck (March 13, 1905 – August 28, 1978) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana from 1954 to 1965.^[1]

A native of Worthington, Indiana, Beck attended Indiana State Teachers College—now known as Indiana State University—where he played college football for three seasons, captaining the football team in 1928 before graduating the following year. He began his coaching career in 1929 at Oblong High School in Oblong, Illinois, mentoring the football and basketball teams for 11 years. In 1940, Beck moved on to Thornton High School in Harvey, Illinois, where he was hired as backfield coach in football, assistant coach in basketball, and head coach of the track team.^[2]

Beck served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1947, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. He died on August 28, 1978, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky.^[3]

Head coaching record[edit]

College football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Evansville Purple Aces (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1954–1965)
1954	Evansville	5–4	4–2	T–2nd
1955	Evansville	6–3	5–1	T–1st
1956	Evansville	4–5	3–3	4th
1957	Evansville	1–6	1–4	6th
1958	Evansville	4–5	3–3	T–4th
1959	Evansville	6–3	4–2	2nd
1960	Evansville	5–3	4–2	2nd
1961	Evansville	4–5	3–3	3rd
1962	Evansville	0–9	0–6	7th
1963	Evansville	2–6	2–4	T–5th
1964	Evansville	4–4	4–2	T–1st
1965	Evansville	5–4	3–3	3rd
Evansville:		46–57	36–35
Total:		46–57
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

^ Robertson, Bill (December 11, 1965). "Beck Quits At EC; Byers Promoted". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 8. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Kreker, George (May 18, 1940). "Fan's Fare". Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. p. 5. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Paul Beck, coached football team at UE". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. August 29, 1978. p. 7. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

External links[edit]

Paul Beck at Find a Grave

[1] Robertson, Bill (December 11, 1965). "Beck Quits At EC; Byers Promoted". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 8. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] Kreker, George (May 18, 1940). "Fan's Fare". Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. p. 5. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "Paul Beck, coached football team at UE". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. August 29, 1978. p. 7. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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