Tuss McLaughry
American football player and coach (1893–1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry (May 19, 1893 – November 26, 1974) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania (1915–1916, 1918, 1921), Amherst College (1922–1925), Brown University (1926–1940), and Dartmouth College (1941–1942, 1945–1954), compiling a career college football record of 143–149–13. McLaughry was also the head basketball coach at Brown from 1926 to 1929, tallying a mark of 17–32. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as coach in 1962. Of all coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, McLaughry is the only one with a winning percentage under .500.
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1893-05-19)May 19, 1893 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | November 26, 1974(1974-11-26) (aged 81) Norwich, Vermont, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1912–1914 | Westminster (PA) |
? | Massillon Tigers |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1915–1916 | Westminster (PA) |
1918 | Westminster (PA) |
1921 | Westminster (PA) |
1922–1925 | Amherst |
1926–1940 | Brown |
1941–1942 | Dartmouth |
1945–1954 | Dartmouth |
Basketball | |
1921–1922 | Westminster (PA) |
1922–1926 | Amherst |
1926–1929 | Brown |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 143–149–13 (football) 17–32 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1951) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1962 (profile) | |