Paul Seymour (basketball)

Paul Seymour
Personal information
Born	(1928-01-30)January 30, 1928 Toledo, Ohio
Died	May 5, 1998(1998-05-05) (aged 70) Jensen Beach, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Woodward (Toledo, Ohio)
College	Toledo (1945–1946)
Playing career	1946–1960
Position	Guard / Forward
Number	24, 25, 8, 5
Career history
As player:
1946–1947	Toledo Jeeps (NBL)
1947–1948	Baltimore Bullets
1948–1960	Syracuse Nationals
As coach:
1956–1960	Syracuse Nationals
1960–1962	St. Louis Hawks
1965–1966	Baltimore Bullets
1968–1969	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
3× NBA All-Star (1953–1955) 2× All NBA Second Team (1954, 1955)
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,836 (NBA)
Rebounds	1,694 (NBA)
Assists	2,341 (NBA)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Paul Norman Seymour (January 30, 1928 – May 5, 1998) was an American basketball player and coach. A 6'1" guard, he played collegiately at the University of Toledo, and had a 12-year career in the NBA and its predecessor, the Basketball Association of America (BAA). He played his first season for the Baltimore Bullets of the BAA; the remainder of his career was with the Syracuse Nationals. He was a three-time All-Star. For a good part of his career, Seymour was a player-coach for the Nats.

After finishing his playing career, Seymour continued a successful coaching career in the NBA, coaching three different teams. Altogether he coached four different teams in eight seasons. In 1961, he was the head coach of the Western Division Team in the All Star Game.

Seymour was mentioned in the ESPN documentary, Black Magic, which told the story of African-Americans and basketball. In a segment about Cleo Hill, it was revealed that during the 1961–62 season, Bob Pettit and Cliff Hagan approached management and complained that Hill was taking too many shots. (Allegedly, this was just a cover-up for their desire to not play with an African-American teammate.) Management granted their wish, telling Seymour to severely diminish Hill's offensive role. Seymour refused and was fired 14 games into the season.

While coaching at Baltimore during the 1965-1966 season, Seymour deliberately ended Johnny Kerr's then-record consecutive-games-played streak of 844 games by benching the team captain for one game. According to Kerr, only after the game did Seymour tell Kerr about his intention to end Kerr's streak, saying, "This will take the pressure off you." ^[1]

Seymour was featured in the book, Basketball History in Syracuse, Hoops Roots by author Mark Allen Baker published by The History Press in 2010. The book is an introduction to professional basketball in Syracuse and includes teams like (Vic Hanson's) All-Americans, the Syracuse Reds and the Syracuse Nationals (1946–1963).

Seymour still shares, with former teammate Red Rocha, the NBA record for most minutes in a playoff game with 67.^[2]

References

↑ "Commentary: Boss ends amazing streak", CNN, June 14, 2009
↑ "A March Marathon - Flashback: 1953's Four-OT Thriller - Boston Celtics vs. Syracuse Nationals", Basketball Digest, March 2003

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Philadelphia 76ers head coaches

Bennie Borgmann (1946–1948)
Al Cervi (1948–1956)
Paul Seymour (1956–1960)
Alex Hannum (1960–1963)
Dolph Schayes (1963–1966)
Alex Hannum (1966–1968)
Jack Ramsay (1968–1972)
Roy Rubin (1972–1973)
Kevin Loughery # (1973)
Gene Shue (1973–1977)
Billy Cunningham (1977–1985)
Matt Guokas (1985–1988)
Jim Lynam (1988–1992)
Doug Moe (1992–1993)
Fred Carter (1993–1994)
John Lucas II (1994–1996)
Johnny Davis (1996–1997)
Larry Brown (1997–2003)
Randy Ayers (2003–2004)
Chris Ford # (2004)
Jim O'Brien (2004–2005)
Maurice Cheeks (2005–2008)
Tony DiLeo # (2008–2009)
Eddie Jordan (2009–2010)
Doug Collins (2010–2013)
Brett Brown (2013– )

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Atlanta Hawks head coaches

Roger Potter (1949)
Red Auerbach (1949–1950)
Dave MacMillan (1950)
Johnny Logan # (1950)
Mike Todorovich (1950–1951)
Doxie Moore (1951–1952)
Andrew Levane (1952–1954)
Red Holzman (1954–1957)
Slater Martin # (1957)
Alex Hannum (1957–1958)
Andy Phillip (1958)
Ed Macauley (1958–1960)
Paul Seymour (1960–1961)
Andrew Levane (1961–1962)
Bob Pettit (1962)
Harry Gallatin (1962–1964)
Richie Guerin (1964–1972)
Cotton Fitzsimmons (1972–1976)
Bumper Tormohlen # (1976)
Hubie Brown (1976–1981)
Mike Fratello # (1981)
Kevin Loughery (1981–1984)
Mike Fratello (1984–1990)
Bob Weiss (1990–1993)
Lenny Wilkens (1993–2000)
Lon Kruger (2000–2002)
Terry Stotts (2002–2004)
Mike Woodson (2004–2010)
Larry Drew (2010–2013)
Mike Budenholzer (2013– )

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Washington Wizards head coaches

Jim Pollard (1961–1962)
Jack McMahon (1962)
Bobby Leonard (1962–1964)
Buddy Jeannette (1964–1965)
Paul Seymour (1965–1966)
Mike Farmer (1966)
Buddy Jeannette # (1966)
Gene Shue (1966–1973)
K. C. Jones (1973–1976)
Dick Motta (1976–1980)
Gene Shue (1980–1986)
Kevin Loughery (1986–1988)
Wes Unseld (1988–1994)
Jim Lynam (1994–1997)
Bob Staak # (1997)
Bernie Bickerstaff (1997–1999)
Jim Brovelli # (1999)
Gar Heard (1999–2000)
Darrell Walker # (2000)
Leonard Hamilton (2000–2001)
Doug Collins (2001–2003)
Eddie Jordan (2003–2008)
Ed Tapscott (2008–2009)
Flip Saunders (2009–2012)
Randy Wittman (2012– )

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Detroit Pistons head coaches

Carl Bennett (1948)
Curly Armstrong (1948–1949)
Murray Mendenhall (1949–1951)
Paul Birch (1951–1954)
Charley Eckman (1954–1957)
Red Rocha (1957–1960)
Dick McGuire (1959–1963)
Charles Wolf (1963–1964)
Dave DeBusschere (1964–1967)
Donnie Butcher (1967–1968)
Paul Seymour (1968–1969)
Butch van Breda Kolff (1969–1971)
Terry Dischinger (1971)
Earl Lloyd (1971–1972)
Ray Scott (1972–1976)
Herb Brown (1976–1977)
Bob Kauffman # (1977–1978)
Dick Vitale (1978–1979)
Richie Adubato # (1979–1980)
Scotty Robertson (1980–1983)
Chuck Daly (1983–1992)
Ron Rothstein (1992–1993)
Don Chaney (1993–1995)
Doug Collins (1995–1998)
Alvin Gentry (1998–2000)
George Irvine (2000–2001)
Rick Carlisle (2001–2003)
Larry Brown (2003–2005)
Flip Saunders (2005–2008)
Michael Curry (2008–2009)
John Kuester (2009–2011)
Lawrence Frank (2011–2013)
Maurice Cheeks (2013–2014)
John Loyer # (2014)
Stan Van Gundy (2014– )

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Syracuse Nationals 1954–55 NBA Champions

3 George King 4 Dolph Schayes 5 Paul Seymour 6 Connie Simmons 7 Billy Gabor 8 Wally Osterkorn 10 Johnny Kerr 11 Earl Lloyd 12 Dick Farley 14 Jim Tucker 15 Bill Kenville 16 Red Rocha Head coach Al Cervi

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