John McLaughry

John McLaughry
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born April 8, 1917
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
Died November 28, 2007 (aged 90)
Providence, Rhode Island
Playing career
19371939
1940
Brown
New York Giants
Position(s) Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946
19471949
19501958
19591966
Connecticut (backfield)
Union (NY)
Amherst
Brown
Head coaching record
Overall 78808

Statistics

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 (19471949), Amherst College (19501958), and Brown University (19591966). 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 35
1948 Union 71
1949 Union 701
Union: 1761
Amherst Lord Jeffs (Little Three) (1950–1958)
1950 Amherst 431 011 2nd
1951 Amherst 251 011 2nd
1952 Amherst 431 101 1st
1953 Amherst 701 101 1st
1954 Amherst 62 20 1st
1955 Amherst 34 11 2nd
1956 Amherst 53 11 2nd
1957 Amherst 71 11 2nd
1958 Amherst 62 11 2nd
Amherst: 44234 862
Brown Bears (Ivy League) (1959–1966)
1959 Brown 261 151 7th
1960 Brown 36 16 T7th
1961 Brown 09 07 8th
1962 Brown 162 061 8th
1963 Brown 35 25 7th
1964 Brown 54 34 T5th
1965 Brown 27 16 T7th
1966 Brown 18 07 8th
Brown: 17513 8462
Total: 61747
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

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