Paul Birch (basketball)
American basketball player and coach
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| Intro | American basketball player and coach | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Sports coach Basketball player Basketball coach | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 10 January 1910, Homestead | |
| Death | 5 June 1982Pittsburgh (aged 72 years) |
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Paul "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.