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Paul Downing
American football player and coach (1873–1944)
Paul Milton Downing (November 27, 1873 – December 11, 1944) was an American college football player and coach. He played at Stanford University and was the head coach at Oregon Agricultural College (today's Oregon State University).[1] While at Stanford, he was friends with classmate and future United States President Herbert Hoover.[2]
After his football days, Downing went on to become a top executive at Pacific Gas and Electric Company.[3] He was actively involved in creation of hydroelectric power facilities.[4] He died at the age of 71 on December 11, 1944, in San Francisco, California.[5]