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| Born | (1926-05-14)May 14, 1926 Lyndora, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 20, 2017(2017-10-20) (aged 91) Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| High school | Butler Senior(Butler, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Slippery Rock State |
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Paul "Red" Uram (May 14, 1926 – October 20, 2017) was an American formergymnastics and flexibility coach. He is a member of the U.S. Gymanstics Hall of Fame and he coached on fourSuper Bowl-winning teams with thePittsburgh Steelers of theNational Football League (NFL). He also is the author of two books on human movement.
Uram grew up inButler, Pennsylvania, where he attendedButler Senior High School. He participated infootball andtrack and field. He went on to play quarterback atSlippery Rock State Teacher's College from which he graduated in 1949.[1]
Uram's coaching career began at Millvale High School inMillvale, 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 thePittsburgh Steelers from 1973 through 1981, during which span the team won fourSuper Bowls.[2] He also worked with the NFL'sBaltimore Colts, theLos Angeles Lakers of theNBA, theNHL'sDetroit Red Wings and thePittsburgh Pirates ofMajor League Baseball.[4]
He is the author of two books on the topic of human movement, flexibility and stretching.
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 ofMillvale, Pennsylvania.[2]
Pau Uram died October 20, 2017, in Butler, Pennsylvania.[6]
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