St. Edward's Athletics Hall of Fame
McDermott played guard and lettered in basketball for four years before graduating in 1965. He was a Big State Conference All-Conference Selection, was the Knights of Columbus Most Valuable Player, and a member of the 1964 Big State Conference co-championship team. A special memory of Paul’s is being a freshman and getting to play on the same team as Dave Eckstein and Jim O’Keefe, and he regards the highlight of his career as being coached by Ed Norris and Tom Hamilton. He also played outfield in baseball, ran track and bowled. Today Paul lives in Delran, New Jersey with his wife, Kathleen, and is a real estate broker for Lamon Associates and a bartender for a private country club. He and Kathleen have two grown daughters, Melissa and Lisa. In his spare time, Paul enjoys playing golf.
