Paul Hoernemann was a head football

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 coach at Heidelberg College, now Heidelberg University. Hoernemann arrived at Heidelberg from New Philadelphia High School

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 where he had a 24–3 record. From 1946 to 1959, he had a 102–18–4 record. He won five Ohio Athletic Conference

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 (OAC) titles during this time. After the 1959 season, Hoernemann became a vice president at Heidelberg. He held this position until his death in 1965. In 1966, the new dining hall at Heidelberg was named the Hoernemann Refectory. He was inducted into the Ohio High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1994 and the College Football Hall of Fame

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in 1997.