Paul R. Calvert

Paul R. Calvert
Biographical details
Born(1908-07-10)July 10, 1908
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
DiedNovember 23, 1990(1990-11-23) (aged 82)
Kettering, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1929–1931Purdue
PositionEnd
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932Missouri (freshmen)
1933–1940Lehigh (freshmen)
1941Moravian (assistant)
Men's basketball
1933–1937Lehigh (freshmen)
1937–1941Lehigh
Baseball
1934–1937Lehigh (freshmen)
1938–1941Lehigh
Head coaching record
Overall27–36 (.429) (men's basketball)
17–40 (.298) (baseball)

Paul Robert Calvert (July 10, 1908 – November 23, 1990) was an American athlete and coach who was the head men's basketball and baseball coach at Lehigh University.

Career

Calvert played end for the Purdue Boilermakers football team from 1929 to 1931.[1] He began his coaching career in 1932, as an assistant to former Purdue aide Frank Carideo at Missouri.[2] In 1933, he became the freshman football, basketball, and baseball coach at Lehigh. He was promoted to varsity men's basketball coach in 1937.[3] Over four seasons, he compiled a 27–35 record.[4] From 1938 to 1941, he was Lehigh's varsity baseball coach and amassed an 18–40 record.[5] Calvert left Lehigh in 1941 and served as an assistant football coach at Moravian College that fall.[6]

Personal life

In 1934, Calvert married Lillian Makar of East Chicago, Indiana. They were both graduates of Purdue University.[7] Calvert died on November 23, 1990.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Purdue History (PDF). p. 232. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Two Assistants for M. U." Lawrence Journal-World. September 3, 1932. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Calvert Will Succeed Hamerson as Cage Coach". Reading Eagle. October 14, 1937. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Paul Calvert". SRCBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  5. ↑ Lehigh Baseball Record Book (PDF). p. 9.
  6. ↑ "Horse Chase Named Moravian Assistant". The Pittsburgh Press. September 25, 1941. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Paul Calvert, Coach, Weds,". The New York Times. September 1, 1934. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  8. ↑ "In Chapter Eternal" (PDF). The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi. Winter 1992. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
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