Paul Uram

Paul Uram
Personal information
Date of birth:	1926 (age 89–90)
Career information
High school:	Butler Senior High School
College:	Slippery Rock State
Career history
As coach:
Pittsburgh Steelers (1973–1981) Flexibility coach & kickers coach
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl championships (IX, X, XIII, XIV) Slippery Rock University Hall of Fame (1986) U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame (1974) Butler County Sports Hall of Fame (1969) Slippery Rock All-Time Football Team (1965) Western Pennsylvania Hall of Fame

Paul "Red" Uram is an American former gymnastics and flexibility coach. He is a member of the U.S. Gymanstics Hall of Fame and he coached on four Super Bowl-winning teams with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He also is the author of two books on human movement.

Early life

Uram grew up in Butler, Pennsylvania where he attended Butler Senior High School. He participated in football and track and field. He went on to play quarterback at Slippery Rock State Teacher's College from which he graduated in 1949.^[1]

Coaching career

Uram's coaching career began at Millvale High School in Millvale, Pennsylvania, where he spent six years in the early 1950s coaching football, gymnastics and track and field. His gymnastics teams won 120 straight dual meets during his tenure.^[2] He later coached gymnastics at his alma mater, Butler Senior High School, where his teams won 108 straight dual meets and three state championships.^[3]

He served as the flexibility and kicking coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1973 through 1981, his assistant Strength-Speed coach was Mike Walker during which span the team won four Super Bowls.^[2] He also worked with the NFL's Baltimore Colts, the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA, the NHL's Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.^[4]

He is the author of two books on the topic of human movement, flexibility and stretching.

Bibliography

Refining human movement, self-published: 1971.
The Complete Stretching Book, Anderson World : 1980. ISBN 978-0-89037-158-9

Honors

Uram was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1974, one of only a few high school coaches to be so honored.^[3] He was named the quarterback of Slippery Rock University's All-Time football team in 1965 and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1986.^[1] He was elected to the Butler County (Pennsylvania) Sports Hall of Fame in 1969^[5] and is also a member of the Western Pennsylvania Hall of Fame.^[2] March 24, 2009 was designated as "Paul Uram Day" by the borough of Millvale, Pennsylvania.^[2]

References

1 2 "Paul Uram bio". Slippery Rock University. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
1 2 3 4 "Millvale honors Slippery Rock alumnus/Hall of Famer Paul Uram". Slippery Rock University. March 30, 2009. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
1 2 "Paul Uram bio". U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Uram's Flexibility Program Aids Pirates". The Vindicator. March 28, 1976. p. D-2. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
↑ "Inductees". Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl IX Champions

5 Terry Hanratty 10 Roy Gerela 12 Terry Bradshaw 17 Joe Gilliam 20 Rocky Bleier 22 Richard Conn 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 25 Ron Shanklin 26 Preston Pearson 27 Glen Edwards 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris (MVP) 33 John Fuqua 34 Andy Russell 35 Steve Davis 38 Ed Bradley 39 Bobby Walden 43 Frank Lewis 45 Jim Allen 46 Reggie Harrison 47 Mel Blount 50 Jim Clack 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 54 Marv Kellum 55 Jon Kolb 56 Ray Mansfield 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Jim Wolf 63 Ernie Holmes 64 Steve Furness 68 L. C. Greenwood 71 Gordon Gravelle 72 Gerry Mullins 73 Rick Druschel 74 Dave Reavis 75 Joe Greene 77 Charlie Davis 78 Dwight White 82 John Stallworth 84 Randy Grossman 86 Reggie Garrett 87 Larry Brown 88 Lynn Swann 89 John McMakin

Head Coach: Chuck Noll

Coaches: Bud Carson Dick Hoak George Perles Dan Radakovich Louis Riecke Lionel Taylor Paul Uram Woody Widenhofer

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl X Champions

5 Terry Hanratty 10 Roy Gerela 12 Terry Bradshaw 17 Joe Gilliam 20 Rocky Bleier 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 27 Glen Edwards 29 Brent Sexton 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 33 John Fuqua 34 Andy Russell 36 Dave Brown 38 Ed Bradley 39 Bobby Walden 43 Frank Lewis 44 Mike Collier 45 Jim Allen 46 Reggie Harrison 47 Mel Blount 50 Jim Clack 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 54 Marv Kellum 55 Jon Kolb 56 Ray Mansfield 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 63 Ernie Holmes 64 Steve Furness 68 L. C. Greenwood 71 Gordon Gravelle 72 Gerry Mullins 74 Dave Reavis 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 78 Dwight White 82 John Stallworth 84 Randy Grossman 86 Reggie Garrett 87 Larry Brown 88 Lynn Swann (MVP)

Head Coach: Chuck Noll

Coaches: Bud Carson Dick Hoak George Perles Dan Radakovich Louis Riecke Lionel Taylor Paul Uram Woody Widenhofer

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIII Champions

5 Craig Colquitt 10 Roy Gerela 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP) 15 Mike Kruczek 18 Cliff Stoudt 20 Rocky Bleier 21 Tony Dungy 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 25 Ray Oldham 29 Ron Johnson 30 Larry Anderson 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 35 Jack Deloplaine 38 Sidney Thornton 39 Rick Moser 40 Randy Reutershan 47 Mel Blount 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 53 Dennis Winston 55 Jon Kolb 56 Robin Cole 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Willie Fry 64 Steve Furness 65 Tom Beasley 66 Ted Petersen 67 Gary Dunn 68 L. C. Greenwood 69 Fred Anderson 72 Gerry Mullins 74 Ray Pinney 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 77 Steve Courson 78 Dwight White 79 Larry Brown 82 John Stallworth 83 Theo Bell 84 Randy Grossman 86 Jim Smith 87 Jim Mandich 88 Lynn Swann 89 Bennie Cunningham

Head Coach: Chuck Noll

Coaches: Dick Hoak Tom Moore George Perles Dan Radakovich Louis Riecke Lionel Taylor Paul Uram Dick Walker Woody Widenhofer

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIV Champions

5 Craig Colquitt 9 Matt Bahr 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP) 15 Mike Kruczek 20 Rocky Bleier 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 27 Greg Hawthorne 29 Ron Johnson 30 Larry Anderson 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 33 Anthony Anderson 35 Jack Deloplaine 38 Sidney Thornton 39 Rick Moser 47 Mel Blount 49 Dwayne Woodruff 50 Tom Graves 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 53 Dennis Winston 54 Zack Valentine 55 Jon Kolb 56 Robin Cole 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Willie Fry 63 Thom Dornbrook 64 Steve Furness 65 Tom Beasley 66 Ted Petersen 67 Gary Dunn 68 L. C. Greenwood 72 Gerry Mullins 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 77 Steve Courson 78 Dwight White 79 Larry Brown 82 John Stallworth 83 Theo Bell 84 Randy Grossman 85 Calvin Sweeney 86 Jim Smith 88 Lynn Swann 89 Bennie Cunningham

Head Coach: Chuck Noll

Coaches: Rollie Dotsch Dick Hoak Tom Moore George Perles Louis Riecke Paul Uram Dick Walker Woody Widenhofer

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