James Paramore (born c. 1939) is a former American football player, coach, and official. He served as the head football coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas from 1973 to 1976 and Bethel College in Newton, Kansas from 1977 to 1978, compiling a career college football coaching record of 27–36.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1939 |
| Playing career | |
| 1957–1960 | Baker |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962–1963 | Linn HS (KS) |
| 1964–1966 | Herington HS (KS) |
| 1967–1968 | Dodge City |
| 1972–1976 | Southwestern (KS) |
| 1977–1978 | Bethel (KS) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 27–36 (college) 4–14–1 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Kansas Coaches and Officials Hall of Fame[1] | |
Playing career
editParamore played high school football in Topeka, Kansas and later in college at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas. While at Baker, he was one of the better players in the nation and was in the running for the Associated Press "Little All-American" status,[2] while securing all-conference honors.[3]
Coaching career
editCommunity college
editParamore worked his way into coaching through the community college ranks in Kansas. He was head football coach at Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kansas for the 1967 and 1968 seasons. At Dodge, his teams posted a losing record of 4–14–1.[4]
Southwestern
editParamore was the 20th head football coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas and held that position five seasons, from 1972 to 1976, compiling a record of 20–25.[5]
Bethel
editAfter Southwestern, Paramore became the head football coach at Bethel College in Newton, Kansas for two seasons, from 1977 to 1978. For those two seasons, his teams compiled a record of 7–11.[6]
High school
editParamore has continued to coach during "retirement" by assisting his son, Mike, at the high school level[7] at Perry-Lecompton High School in Perry, Kansas.[8]
Officiating career
editParamore found more success as a game official and was inducted into the Kansas Collegiate Officials Association Hall of Fame in 2002.[9]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Moundbuilders (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1972–1976) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Southwestern | 4–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1973 | Southwestern | 2–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1974 | Southwestern | 5–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1975 | Southwestern | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1976 | Southwestern | 3–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Southwestern: | 20–25 | 19–21 | |||||||
| Bethel Threshers (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1977–1978) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Bethel | 7–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1978 | Bethel | 0–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| Bethel: | 7–11 | 7–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 27–36 | ||||||||
Junior college
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge City Conquistadors (Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference) (1967–1968) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Dodge City | 1–8 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1968 | Dodge City | 3–6–1 | 3–4–1 | T–5th | |||||
| Dodge City: | 4–14–1 | 4–11–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–14–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Topeka Capital-Journal September 25, 2002
- ^ Lawrence Journal-World "Several Kansans Draw Mention in All-American Talk" November 10, 1960
- ^ Lawrence Journal-World "Baker Places Two on All Loop Team" December 1, 1959
- ^ Dodge City Community College Archived 2010-03-07 at the Wayback Machine Football coaching records
- ^ Southwestern College - Winfield, KS Archived May 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bethel College Archived November 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Football records
- ^ The Southwesterner "Notes on Friends", Spring 2009, p7
- ^ Kaw Football Coaching Staff
- ^ Topeka Capital-Journal[permanent dead link] "Kansas Collegiate Officials Association" September 24, 2002
- ^ "All Time Coaching Records - Football". Dodge City Community College. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All-Time Football Standings" (PDF). Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. p. 3. Retrieved June 24, 2024.