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Paul Bergeson

St. Charles High School
Inducted 2002

Paul Bergeson

Paul served as the athletic director for . Chalres. He retired from St. Chalres after 38 years in education. Paul guided St. Chalres from the Little 7 conference to the upstate 8. Once the move was made Paul started increasing levels and developing a girls sports program at St. Charles/ Paul was the head coach in track and cross country as well as assisting in fottball, baseball, and basketball. During his years as an athletic administrator he attended every state conference. He served on the IHSA Soccer Advisory Board for four years. Paul was honored as the "Class AA Outstanding Athlethic Director of the Year" in 1988. He was inducted into the St. Chalres Hall of Fame in 1994. One of PAul;s major accomplishments was development of the athletic facilites at St. Charles. He developed an athlethic program with marginal success into one of the top rated programs in the Chicago area. "His moral standards and sound values were guideposts for all that encounteres him. He is a family man, a gentleman, a coach, a teacher, and an athletic director in every sense those renowned titles were meant to be carried" says friend Fred Norris.