John McLaughry

John McLaughry
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1917-04-08)April 8, 1917
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
Died November 28, 2007(2007-11-28) (aged 90)
Providence, Rhode Island
Playing career
1937–1939 Brown
1940 New York Giants
Position(s) Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946 Connecticut (backfield)
1947–1949 Union (NY)
1950–1958 Amherst
1959–1966 Brown
Head coaching record
Overall 78–80–8

John Jackson McLaughry (April 8, 1917 – November 28, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He attended Brown University, graduating in 1940 and earning All-American honors as a player. In 1940, he played one season with the New York Giants. After serving in the Pacific theater during World War II he returned to football, becoming an assistant coach at the University of Connecticut. He then served as a head coach at Union College (1947–1949), Amherst College (1950–1958), and Brown University (1959–1966). While his career at his first two coaching jobs was highly successful, his time at Brown was considered a disappointment as he posted just one winning season in eight years. After his coaching career he became Director of Summer and Special Projects at Brown University and spent a great deal of his time painting before dying on November 28, 2007.

McLaughry was the son of Tuss McLaughry, head football coach at Brown from 1926 to 1940. McLaughry thus played for his own father while in college.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Union Dutchmens () (1947–1949)
1947 Union 3–5
1948 Union 7–1
1949 Union 7–0–1
Union: 17–6–1
Amherst Lord Jeffs (Little Three) (1950–1958)
1950 Amherst 4–3–1 0–1–1 2nd
1951 Amherst 2–5–1 0–1–1 2nd
1952 Amherst 4–3–1 1–0–1 1st
1953 Amherst 7–0–1 1–0–1 1st
1954 Amherst 6–2 2–0 1st
1955 Amherst 3–4 1–1 2nd
1956 Amherst 5–3 1–1 2nd
1957 Amherst 7–1 1–1 2nd
1958 Amherst 6–2 1–1 2nd
Amherst: 44–23–4 8–6–2
Brown Bears (Ivy League) (1959–1966)
1959 Brown 2–6–1 1–5–1 7th
1960 Brown 3–6 1–6 T–7th
1961 Brown 0–9 0–7 8th
1962 Brown 1–6–2 0–6–1 8th
1963 Brown 3–5 2–5 7th
1964 Brown 5–4 3–4 T–5th
1965 Brown 2–7 1–6 T–7th
1966 Brown 1–8 0–7 8th
Brown: 17–51–3 8–46–2
Total: 61–74–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

    External links

    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.