Professional Football Player, College Football Coach. Born Paul Arthur Shoults, he attended Washington Court House High School (Ohio). After graduation, he served with the United States Army during World War II and upon his return home enrolled at Miami University (Ohio), where he played collegiate football. While with the Red Hawks, he played at the halfback position and shared their backfield with Ara Parseghian, earning the team's MVP honors in 1948. He captained their Mid-American Conference Title that year and earned all-Mid American Conference honors twice during his collegiate career. Selected by the Chicago Cardinals during the 1948 NFL Draft, he signed with the New York Bulldogs. He appeared in 12 games with the Bulldogs during the 1949 season enduring a 1 win 10 loss, 1 tie year (the worst record in the National Football League). In 1950 Shoults launched his lengthy coaching career, initially at the high school level. In 1952, he returned to Miami to rejoined Parseghian who was serving as head coach and remained on his staff for 22-years during his tenures at Northwestern and Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame, Shoults contributed to two National Championships (1966 and 1973) and remained under head coach Dan Devine, serving the Fighting Irish's secondary from 1975 to 1976. In 1977 he served as associate athletics director at Eastern Michigan University and succeeded Alex Agase as their athletics director in 1982; he remained at that capacity until his retirement in 1987. He was inducted into Miami's (Ohio) Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975.
Professional Football Player, College Football Coach. Born Paul Arthur Shoults, he attended Washington Court House High School (Ohio). After graduation, he served with the United States Army during World War II and upon his return home enrolled at Miami University (Ohio), where he played collegiate football. While with the Red Hawks, he played at the halfback position and shared their backfield with Ara Parseghian, earning the team's MVP honors in 1948. He captained their Mid-American Conference Title that year and earned all-Mid American Conference honors twice during his collegiate career. Selected by the Chicago Cardinals during the 1948 NFL Draft, he signed with the New York Bulldogs. He appeared in 12 games with the Bulldogs during the 1949 season enduring a 1 win 10 loss, 1 tie year (the worst record in the National Football League). In 1950 Shoults launched his lengthy coaching career, initially at the high school level. In 1952, he returned to Miami to rejoined Parseghian who was serving as head coach and remained on his staff for 22-years during his tenures at Northwestern and Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame, Shoults contributed to two National Championships (1966 and 1973) and remained under head coach Dan Devine, serving the Fighting Irish's secondary from 1975 to 1976. In 1977 he served as associate athletics director at Eastern Michigan University and succeeded Alex Agase as their athletics director in 1982; he remained at that capacity until his retirement in 1987. He was inducted into Miami's (Ohio) Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975.
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