Dynasty is a word tossed around way too lightly these days.

The Pittsburgh Penguins win two straight Stanley Cups, people want to say dynasty.

The New England Patriots win five Super Bowls over many more years than that, people want to say dynasty.

No, no, no. Neither quite qualifies.

Paul “Red” Uram coached the Butler gymnastics team to 108 consecutive dual meet victories. In fact, the man never lost a meet.

Now that’s a dynasty.

And it’s the way he put it together that was so impressive.

An elementary physical education teacher in Butler, Uram found his own athletes young and developed them.

He didn’t put pressure on them, never yelled at them, was always patient with them.

He knew how to recognize a young athlete’s strengths, use that strength to build the athlete’s confidence and bring that athlete to a success level he never dreamed he could achieve.

That was Paul Uram’s legacy.

That legend was dutifully recognized at the 2016 Butler County Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet. The 1957 Butler gymnastics team — the first Tornado squad coached by Uram — was inducted that night.

When Uram was called forward to accept the Hall of Fame plaque, he was joined by many members of that 1957 squad. Bill Erdos, Chuck Moses, Rich and Ken Musko were among them.

Keep in mind, that team was together nearly 60 years ago. And that season began a streak of six successive Western Pennsylvania championships.

A dynasty.

To list the number of Butler gymnasts Uram helped earn collegiate scholarships would be an impossible task, one that won’t even be attempted here.

But Dave McKinnis — the coach who succeeded Uram as head of the Butler gymnastics program — is a prime example of his work.

McKinnis was a self-described sports “wannabe” in high school, trying virtually all of them. Uram got him to do gymnastics his senior year and McKinnis would up going to college in the sport.

McKinnis became a coach and still helps out young gymnasts today. It was Uram who pointed him in the right direction.

McKinnis said: “With all due respect to our family members and our parents, a lot of people can say Paul Uram was the most important person they met in their lives.”

As a coach, he was a motivator. He was impactful. He knew how to get his point across without ever raising his voice.

With Paul Uram, patience was truly a virtue.

He died Friday morning and we can all rest assured of one thing.

Paul Uram left this world — particularly everyone he taught, coached and befriended — much better than the way he found it.

John Enrietto is sports editor of the Butler Eagle