11 Facts About Paul Duhart

Paul Albert Duhart was a Canadian-American professional football player.

Paul Duhart attended Saint Peter's High School in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he was a standout high school football player.

Paul Duhart enrolled at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida where he played for coach Tom Lieb's Florida Gators football team.

Paul Duhart was the first college football player from the state of Florida to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft.

Paul Duhart finished his two-season NFL career with sixty-eight carries for 200 rushing yards and three touchdowns, and nine receptions for 176 yards and two touchdowns.

In 1960, Paul Duhart moved west from Southbridge, Massachusetts to become the athletic director and head varsity football coach for Arcadia High School in Arcadia, California.

Paul Duhart led the Arcadia Apaches football program from 1960 through 1969, and served as the head coach of the boys' varsity golf and girls' varsity tennis teams.

Paul Duhart coached the girls' tennis team to the California Interscholastic Federation tournament finals in 1992, and was later inducted into Arcadia High School's coaching Hall of Fame in 1998.

Paul Duhart was a published poet in his later years and was remembered as a mentor to many students during his long tenure at Arcadia High School.

Paul Duhart spoke French fluently, and taught French and history classes at Arcadia.

Paul Duhart died at his home in Huntington Beach, California, in 2006; he was 85 years old.