Background
Downing, Paul M. was born on November 27, 1873 in Newark, Missouri, United States. Son of Thomas B. and Margaret (Sanford) Downing.
Downing, Paul M. was born on November 27, 1873 in Newark, Missouri, United States. Son of Thomas B. and Margaret (Sanford) Downing.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford, 1895.
He played at Stanford University and was the head coach at Oregon State University (then known as "State Agricultural College"). After his football days, Downing went on to become a top executive at Pacific Gas & Electric. He was actively involved in creation of hydroelectric power facilities.
He died at the age of 71 on December 11, 1944 in San Francisco, California.
Stanford
Downing played four years for the Stanford Cardinal football team, never missing a minute of play in all four years. Downing played in the first Big Game matchup between Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley.
Oregon State Agriculture College
In 1895, Paul Downing became the third head coach of Oregon State and held the post for the program"s third season. He served as the head coach for the 1895 season and his team produced a record of 0 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie.
Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner). Clubs: Engineers’, Olympic, Commonwealth, Sutter, Commercial, Pacific Union, Lakeside Country, Menlo Country, San Francisco Golf.
Married Frances Stevenson, July 20, 1897.