Paul Birch

Paul Vincent "Polly" Birch (January 4, 1910 – June 5, 1982) was an American basketball player and coach. He coached the now-defunct Pittsburgh Ironmen of the Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the National Basketball Association (NBA)) in 1946, and the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons from 1951 through 1954. Birch had played for the Pistons during the early 1940s, and the Youngstown Bears of the NBL. References External links BasketballReference.com: Paul Birch 1910 births 1982 deaths All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania Basketball players from Pittsburgh Duquesne Dukes men's basketball players Fort Wayne Pistons head coaches Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons players Guards (basketball) People from Homestead, Pennsylvania Basketball players from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Ironmen coaches Pittsburgh Pirates (NBL) players Player-coaches Youngstown Bears coaches Youngstown Bears players