Paul Irvin HERMAN

Paul Herman was a top high school decathlete, placing sixth at the 1959 AAU Meet as a senior. He competed at the 1960 AAU/Olympic Trials where he finished 11th. Herman was AAU decathlon champion in 1961 and finished second in that event in 1962 and 1964. His 1961 AAU made him the third youngest ever to win that event, following Bob Mathias and Milt Campbell . Herman narrowly missed winning a decathlon medal at the 1964 Olympics. He also won the 1962 Southern Pacific AAU Meet. Herman attended Westmont College. He competed for the Southern Cal Striders in 1964-65 and the Santa Barbara AC in 1967.

Personal Best: Dec – 7699 (1963).