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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry (May 19, 1893 – November 26, 1974) was anAmerican football player and coach. He served as the head football coach atWestminster College inNew Wilmington, Pennsylvania (1915–1916, 1918, 1921),Amherst College (1922–1925),Brown University (1926–1940), andDartmouth College (1941–1942, 1945–1954), compiling a careercollege 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 theCollege Football Hall of Fame as coach in 1962. Of allcoaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, McLaughry is the only one with a winning percentage under .500.
Born on May 19, 1893, inChicago, McLaughry was the son of James Alexander McLaughry Sr. (1860–1942) and his wife, Mary Graham McLaughry (1874–1952). He had at least seven siblings. He grew up inSharon, Pennsylvania and attendedMichigan State University for a year before transferring toWestminster College inNew Wilmington, Pennsylvania.
McLaughry's coaching career at Dartmouth College was interrupted after two years due to World War II, where McLaughry served as a lieutenant colonel in theUnited States Marine Corps.
Twenty years after graduating from high school, McLaughry attended night and summer classes to earn his law degree fromNortheastern University inBoston, Massachusetts. While and after coaching at Dartmouth, McLaughry was also the chairman of the Physical Education Department there until 1960.
McLaughry was instrumental in developing theAmerican Football Coaches Association (AFCA) during his lifetime, even serving a one-year term as President in 1936, and then remaining active with the organization as a volunteer secretary-treasurer from 1940 to 1960. It was after 1960 that McLaughry earned compensation for this position, and retired from the organization in 1965.
On August 21, 1911 inDetroit, McLaughry married Florence Marguerite Jackson (July 20, 1892 – June 1, 1985), daughter of John Llouington Jackson (1849-1924) and Ella Adele (nee Lovett) Jackson (1856-1911). Together, they had three children:[1]
McLaughry died on November 26, 1974, at his home inNorwich, Vermont.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Titans(Independent)(1915–1916) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Westminster | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1916 | Westminster | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| Westminster Titans(Independent)(1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Westminster | 3–2 | |||||||
| Westminster Titans(Independent)(1921) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Westminster | 1–6–2 | |||||||
| Westminster: | 8–18–3 | ||||||||
| Amherst Lord Jeffs(Little Three Conference)(1922–1925) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Amherst | 2–6 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1923 | Amherst | 3–3–2 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1924 | Amherst | 3–5 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1925 | Amherst | 7–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| Amherst: | 15–15–2 | 4–4 | |||||||
| Brown Bears(Independent)(1926–1940) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Brown | 9–0–1 | |||||||
| 1927 | Brown | 3–6–1 | |||||||
| 1928 | Brown | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1929 | Brown | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1930 | Brown | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1931 | Brown | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1932 | Brown | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1933 | Brown | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1934 | Brown | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1935 | Brown | 1–8 | |||||||
| 1936 | Brown | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1937 | Brown | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1938 | Brown | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1939 | Brown | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1940 | Brown | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| Brown: | 76–68–5 | ||||||||
| Dartmouth Indians(Independent)(1941–1942) | |||||||||
| 1941 | Dartmouth | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1942 | Dartmouth | 5–4 | |||||||
| Dartmouth Indians(Independent)(1945–1954) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Dartmouth | 1–6–1 | |||||||
| 1946 | Dartmouth | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1947 | Dartmouth | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1948 | Dartmouth | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1949 | Dartmouth | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1950 | Dartmouth | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1951 | Dartmouth | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1952 | Dartmouth | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1953 | Dartmouth | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1954 | Dartmouth | 3–6 | |||||||
| Dartmouth: | 44–58–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 143–149–13 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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