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Paul Sanderford

  • Class
    1972
  • Induction
    1998
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball
A two-year All-Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball player, Paul Sanderford earned team MVP and honorable mention All-American distinction during his senior season in 1972. He went on to a very successful coaching career.

After two years as an assistant coach for the Methodist men’s basketball and baseball teams, Sanderford went on to serve as the head women’s basketball coach at Louisburg College for six campaigns and at Western Kentucky for 15 years. While at Western Kentucky, he directed the Lady Toppers to 12 NCAA Division I Tournament berths, including three Final Four appearances. Sanderford capped his inaugural season as the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Nebraska with a trip to the 1998 NCAA Division I National Tournament. He posted an 88-69 record in five seasons at Nebraska. Though not selected, Sanderford was a finalist in the voting for the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
    
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