Paul Idell Fiser (February 10, 1908 – June 25, 1978) was an

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coach. He was the head coach at

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, for one season in 1931, compiling a record of 4–3, after which the school shut down the program until 1959. The student body of Harding College was happily taken with their new coach in 1931, and wrote to him via the Harding yearbook, the Petit Jean: Fiser played

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at Arkansas College (now known as Lyon College) in

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. Fiser later taught at

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, where he served as a physical education instructor in the naval cadet program and was supervisor of the dining hall.

Head coaching record

College

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fiser, Paul 1908 births 1978 deaths Harding Bisons football coaches Lyon Scots football players High school football coaches in Arkansas People from Shawnee, Oklahoma