- Paul Amen
College coach infobox
Name = Paul J. Amen
DateOfBirth = birth date|1916|7|6
Birthplace =Lincoln, Nebraska
DateOfDeath = death date and age|2005|6|4|1916|7|6
Sport = Football,Baseball
College = Wake Forest, Army
Title =Head coach
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 11-26-3 (Wake Forest Football)
Awards = 1956, 1959 AAC Coach of the Year
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CFbDWID = 43
Player = Y
Years = 1935-1938
Team =University of Nebraska
Football, Basketball, Baseball
(9 letters; Nebraska Football & Basketball Halls of Fame)
Position =
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1939-1940
1943-1955
1943-1956
1956-1959
CoachTeams = Nebraska (Asst., Football)
Army (Baseball)
Army (Asst., Football)
Wake Forest (Football)
FootballHOF =Paul J. Amen was a prominent
Nebraska n with notable accomplishments in both athletics and banking. In sports, he was a member of the first U.S. Olympic baseball team at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 and played in the minor leagues in 1938-1939 before ending his athletic playing career. He earned a Masters degree in education from theUniversity of Nebraska in 1940 while an assistant football coach there underBiff Jones . From 1943 to 1956 he was an assistant football coach and head baseball coach at West Point; he was a founding member of theAmerican Baseball Coaches Association in 1945, serving as its president in 1952. Amen then becamehead coach of the Wake Forestcollege football program from 1956-1959, where he was named ACC Coach of the Year in 1956 and 1959.After leaving Wake Forest, Amen left sports to begin a career at
Wachovia Bank inCharlotte, North Carolina , where he rose to the rank of Vice President. He then moved back to his birthplace to become President of the National Bank of Commerce inLincoln, Nebraska . In 1979, Amen was appointed Director of the Nebraska State Banking Department by GovernorCharles Thone . He was fired as state banking director in 1983 by GovernorBob Kerrey within weeks of the collapse of Commonwealth Savings and Loan in Lincoln, but later investigations showed that he had borne no responsibility for its failure. Amen died on June 4, 2005.Head Coaching Record (Football)
CFB Yearly Record Entry
year =1956
name = Wake Forest
overall = 2-5-3
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year =1957
name = Wake Forest
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year =1958
name = Wake Forest
overall = 3-7-0
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year =1959
name = Wake Forest
overall = 6-4-0
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reflistExternal links
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* [http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060605aaa.html Obituary at TheACC.com]
* [http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/06/05/local/doc42a278c4afa5b311367580.txt Obituary at the Lincoln Journal Star]
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