Volney Paul

Volney Paul was from Coffeyville, where he played football and baseball at Coffeyville Junior College.  He began umpiring in the local Ban Johnson League. 

Paul moved to Wichita in the 1940s to work for Boeing and umpire games in the Victory League and in the National Baseball Congress tournaments. He was also a substitute umpire for the Triple-A American Association.   Paul served as an umpire for 36 years.

His Paul’s Café at Waterman and Main in Wichita was for 16 years one of the fans’ favorite hangouts after the games.