Paul Seale
American gridiron football player (born 1939)
| Born: | (1939-03-29) March 29, 1939 (age 85) |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | LB |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1963–1965 | BC Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Paul S. Seale (born March 29, 1939) is an American former gridiron football player and coach. He played Canadian football professionally for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1963 to 1965. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1964.[1] Seale played college football at Wenatchee Valley College and Oregon State University.
After retiring from playing, Seale was an assistant football coach at Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon for two years under Lee Gustafson before succeeding him as head coach. He was hired as the head football coach at Wenatchee Valley in 1969.[2] Seale resigned from his post at Wenatchee Valley following the 1974 season. He lead his teams there to a record of 19–35–1 over six seasons. His 1971 team went 9–1 and won the Northwest Community College Conference title.[3]
Seale is a member of the Wenatchee Valley College and BC Sports Halls of Fame.[4]
Head coaching record
Junior college
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Wenatchee Valley Knights (Washington / Northwest Community College Conference) (1969–1974) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Wenatchee Valley | 0–9 | 0–6 | 4th (Eastern) | |||||
| 1970 | Wenatchee Valley | 3–6 | 2–6 | T–4th (Eastern) | |||||
| 1971 | Wenatchee Valley | 9–1 | 7–1 | 1st (Eastern) | |||||
| 1972 | Wenatchee Valley | 3–5–1 | 2–5–1 | 5th (Eastern) | |||||
| 1973 | Wenatchee Valley | 3–6 | 2–6 | T–3rd (Eastern) | |||||
| 1974 | Wenatchee Valley | 1–8 | 1–7 | 5th (Eastern) | |||||
| Wenatchee Valley: | 19–35–1 | 14–31–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–35–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Paul Seale football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "Seale Resigns CHS Post". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Corvallis, Oregon. July 3, 1969. p. 12. Retrieved June 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Seale Resigns CHS Post". The Bremerton Sun. Bremerton, Washington. Associated Press. November 14, 1974. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "North Central Washington Sports Awards". www.fantasygas.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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Wenatchee Valley Knights head football coaches
- Bill Sewell (1949–1954)
- Don Coryell (1955)
- Tom Parry (1956–1957)
- Milt Schwenk (1958)
- Dick Heath (1959)
- Frank Mataya (1960)
- Tom Parry (1961–1965)
- Frank Smith (1966–1967)
- Vern Rosene (1968)
- Paul Seale (1969–1974)
- Don McKeta (1975–1976)
- Sandy Cooprider (1977–1991)
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