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| PFR =SheePa20 | DatabaseFootball =SHEEKPAU01 }} Paul Preston "Pepper" Sheeks (October 18, 1889 – September 17, 1968) was a professional football player with the Akron Pros of the National Football League. He played for the Pros in 1922 and 1923. Before he joined the NFL, Paul played college football and basketball at the University of South Dakota. He then became the 20th head college football coach for the Wabash College Little Giants located in Crawfordsville, Indiana and he held that position for two seasons, from 1915 until 1916. In 1915 Sheeks guided the Little Giants to a 7-0-1 record.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wabash Athletics History )〕 Wabash would not have another undefeated season until 1951.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wabash College Athletics Hall of Fame, 1951 Football Team )〕Sheek's career coaching record at Wabash consisted of 14 wins, 2 losses, and 1 ties, ranking him 11th at Wabash in total wins and secon at the school in winning percentage (.853). Sheeks was also coached the Wabash College basketball team, from 1916 to 1917. In just one year of coaching, Sheeks led Wabash basketball team to a 19-2 record.〔 After World War I, Sheeks became the recreation director of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Through this position, he coached the Akron Red Peppers bantamweight football team to national recognition in 1935.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Paul "Pepper" Sheeks )〕 In 1935 Sheeks helped found the National Basketball League, considered a predecessor of the National Basketball Association. He later became the coach of the Akron Firestone Non-Skids winning two league championships and was named NBL Coach of Year twice in 1939 and 1940.〔http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/nba/nbl.htm〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Sheeks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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