Paul Williams was an outstanding basketball player at Paintsville High School graduating in 1957. He coached high school basketball at Oil Springs, Johnson Central, and Paintsville during the 1960s and through the 1980s. After his successful coaching career, he became a principal and superintendent in the Paintsville City School District. Paul Williams’ leadership and management skills plus his love of basketball made him an extraordinary KHSBHF board member and a pioneer in the development of the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame.
