Sylvester E. Paulus

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

Sylvester E. Paulus
Paulus, pictured in The Trail, Yearbook of Daniel Baker College, 1921
Biographical details
Born(1899-03-12)March 12, 1899
Chicago, Illinois
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)
1928–1929Stout Normal
Basketball
1919–1920Hanover
1929–1930Stout Normal
Head coaching record
Overall2–23–2 (college football)
8–11 (college basketball)

Hanover

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]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Hanover Panthers (Independent) (1919)
1919 Hanover 0–6–1
Hanover: 0–6–1
Daniel Baker Hillbillies (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1920)
1920 Daniel Baker 0–7
Daniel Baker: 0–7
Stout Normal (Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin) (1928–1929)
1928 Stout Normal 2–5–11–4–18th
1929 Stout Normal 0–5–10–3–19th
Stout Normal: 2–10–21–7–2
Total:2–23–2

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 .
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