User:StevePaine/Norman C Paine

Norman C. Paine, athlete, coach, doctor,community leader was born in Chicago in 1893 and died in Glendale, California in 1955. Norman played football for Amos Alonzo Stagg at the University of Chicago where he began as a guard and soon became the quarterback. "Shorty" Desjardien was a teammate and lifelong friend. Norman coached at Baylor University and the University of Arkansas while finishing medical school and upon earning his MD he took the coaching job and the operation of the campus clinic at Iowa State University. Dr. Paine moved from Iowa to California where he began his medical career in Exeter but soon moved to Glendale where he built his home and raised his family. Dr. Paine was a charter member of the Glendale Lions Club, donated land to the YWCA, raised funds to build Glendale J.C., was on the staff of Physician and Surgeons Hospital as well as LA County Hospital, and several other LA area hospitals. Dr. Paine served as a Lt. Commander/surgeon in the Naval Medical Corp at Aiea Heights, Honolulu during WWII. He was active in the University of Chicago Alumni Organization and served on the National Board of the YMCA. Upon his death, the headline in the Glendale Newspress read "Glendale's Most Beloved Citizen is Dead!"