Paul F "Ginger" Fraser was an American football player, coach, and military officer.
13 Facts About Ginger Fraser
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Ginger Fraser was considered to be one of Maine's all-time greatest college football players.
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Ginger Fraser attended Boston Latin School in 1907 and 1908, where he played end, center, and halfback on the football team and outfield on the baseball team.
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Ginger Fraser then attended Dorchester High School in 1909 and 1910, where he played in the backfield on the football team and second base on the baseball team.
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Ginger Fraser was a named to the greater Boston all-scholastic football team two years.
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Ginger Fraser succeeded Cleo O'Donnell, who became head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers football team.
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Ginger Fraser instead joined the YMCA, which maintained camps at the rear of the fighting lines.
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Ginger Fraser was later transferred to Camp Wadsworth in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he excelled in wrestling.
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Ginger Fraser was eventually assigned to the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment as a First Lieutenant.
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Ginger Fraser served as a teacher and secretary of the Westbrook Community Association.
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In 1928 and 1929, Ginger Fraser was granted a leave of absence to serve as an assistant football coach at Bowdoin.
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Ginger Fraser retired as Westbrook football coach and athletic director in June 1932, but stayed on as a teacher and community association secretary.
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Ginger Fraser was survived by his wife, four daughters, and two sons.