In March, Paul was inducted into the Iowa Basketball Coaches’ Hall of Fame for his dedication and excellence in coaching the Fonda and Newell-Fonda boys’ basketball teams from 1986 – 2014, with 9 Iowa State Tournament appearances, including 4 state championships. In June Paul retired after 30 years teaching physical education from the Newell-Fonda Community School District, where he taught physical education. Since 2014, Paul has been the assistant men’s basketball coach at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake and assistant track coach at Newell-Fonda. Paul and wife Jackie Navara Loos ’82 live in Storm Lake. Jackie retired after 31 years as a school psychologist from Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency.
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