Ralph Vaughn

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Ralph Vaughn
College	Southern California
Conference	Pacific Coast
Sport	Basketball
Position	Forward
Jersey #	13
Nationality	American
High school	Frankfort HS Frankfort, Indiana
Awards
3× All Pac-10 Conference Consensus NCAA All-American (1940) USC Hall of Fame inductee Indiana Basketball HOF inductee LIFE Magazine's College Player of the Year

Ralph L. Vaughn is an American former college basketball player for the Southern California Trojans. He led the Pacific Coast Conference in scoring his senior season of 1939–40 at 15.0 points per game (180 in conference play) in which he was named a Consensus First Team All-American. That season, Vaughn led the Sam Barry–coached team to their first ever NCAA Tournament, losing in the national semifinals. Vaughn once scored 36 points in a single game against UCLA, which was a conference record that stood for 21 years.

At Frankfort High School in Indiana, Vaughn led the North Central Conference in scoring during his junior and senior seasons, winning the state championship as a junior in 1935. He was also dubbed All-State and played for future Hall of Famer Everett Case.

Vaughn also appeared on the January 15, 1940 cover of LIFE Magazine. He went on to play in the National Basketball League for seven years before getting into business.

References

"Ralph Vaughn". Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Hoops Hall. 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
"LIFE Magazine January 15, 1940 Ralph Vaughn USC Basketball". iTaggIt.com. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
Bolch, Ben (19 February 2006). "Reign and Shrine". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 June 2010.

v t e 1940 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team	Gus Broberg John Dick George Glamack Bill Hapac Ralph Vaughn

Second Team	Jack Harvey Marvin Huffman Jimmy McNatt Jesse Renick

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