American athletic director and conference commissioner
Paul Brechler
Brechler from 1960 Hawkeye
Biographical details
Born
(1911-07-17)July 17, 1911 Curlew, Iowa, U.S.
Died
September 13, 1997(1997-09-13) (aged 86)
Playing career
Football
c. 1931–1933
Drake
Basketball
c. 1931–1934
Drake
Position(s)
Guard, end (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
c. 1945
Iowa (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1947–1960
Iowa
1960–1962
Skyline Conference (commissioner)
1962–1968
WAC (commissioner)
1968–1971
California
Paul W. Brechler (July 17, 1911 – September 13, 1997) was an athletic director for the University of Iowa for 13 years and the first commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference.
Paul W. Brechler (July 17, 1911 – September 13, 1997) was an athletic director for the University of Iowa for 13 years and the first commissioner of the...
who recommended Evashevski to Iowa's athletic director, PaulBrechler. Crisler did warn Brechler, however, that Evashevski was "a tough, stubborn Polack...
Howard Jones, 1917–1924 Paul Belting, 1924–1929 Edward Lauer, 1929–1934 Ossie Solem, 1934–1937 E. G. Schroeder, 1937–1947 PaulBrechler, 1947–1960 Forest Evashevski...
Years Commissioners 1962–1968 PaulBrechler 1968–1971 Wiles Hallock 1971–1980 Stan Bates 1980–1994 Joseph Kearney 1994–2012 Karl Benson 2012–2021 Jeff...
Olympic bronze medalist in 1984. Head coach at Iowa from 1988-1999 PaulBrechler - Athletic director at Iowa and commissioner of the Western Athletic...
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Hamilton (1946–1955) Greg Englehard (1956–1960) Pete Newell (1960–1968) PaulBrechler (1968–1971) Ray Willsey # (1971–1972) Dave Maggard (1972–1991) Bob Bockrath...
Hamilton (1946–1955) Greg Englehard (1956–1960) Pete Newell (1960–1968) PaulBrechler (1968–1971) Ray Willsey # (1971–1972) Dave Maggard (1972–1991) Bob Bockrath...
in 1921. In 1927, Lauer was named director of Iowa’s Extension Division. Paul Belting, Iowa’s athletic director, abruptly resigned at the end of his five-year...
Jones (1917–1924) Paul Belting (1924–1929) Edward Lauer (1929–1934) Ossie Solem (1934–1937) E. G. Schroeder (1937–1947) PaulBrechler (1947–1960) Forest...
Hamilton (1946–1955) Greg Englehard (1956–1960) Pete Newell (1960–1968) PaulBrechler (1968–1971) Ray Willsey # (1971–1972) Dave Maggard (1972–1991) Bob Bockrath...
Paul E. Belting (1887 – July 20, 1943) was an athletic director for the University of Iowa from 1924 to 1929. He was the third athletic director in school...
Hamilton (1946–1955) Greg Englehard (1956–1960) Pete Newell (1960–1968) PaulBrechler (1968–1971) Ray Willsey # (1971–1972) Dave Maggard (1972–1991) Bob Bockrath...
Jones (1917–1924) Paul Belting (1924–1929) Edward Lauer (1929–1934) Ossie Solem (1934–1937) E. G. Schroeder (1937–1947) PaulBrechler (1947–1960) Forest...
Hamilton (1946–1955) Greg Englehard (1956–1960) Pete Newell (1960–1968) PaulBrechler (1968–1971) Ray Willsey # (1971–1972) Dave Maggard (1972–1991) Bob Bockrath...
Jones (1917–1924) Paul Belting (1924–1929) Edward Lauer (1929–1934) Ossie Solem (1934–1937) E. G. Schroeder (1937–1947) PaulBrechler (1947–1960) Forest...
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Hamilton (1946–1955) Greg Englehard (1956–1960) Pete Newell (1960–1968) PaulBrechler (1968–1971) Ray Willsey # (1971–1972) Dave Maggard (1972–1991) Bob Bockrath...
this reason...Hasn't there been disharmony for 18 years, through the PaulBrechler, Jerry Burns, and Ray Nagel eras?" Evashevski had been an icon in Iowa...
v t e Western Athletic Conference commissioners PaulBrechler (1962–1968) Wiles Hallock (1968–1971) Stan Bates (1971–1980) Joseph Kearney (1980–1994)...
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Raffensperger still had one year left on his contract. Iowa athletic director PaulBrechler only wanted to make a coaching change if he could find a "top man"....