Tuss McLaughry
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. He died on November 26, 1974, at his home in Norwich, Vermont.[1]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois | May 19, 1893
Died | November 26, 1974 81) Norwich, Vermont | (aged
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) |
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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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 |
References
- "Tuss McLaughry Dies At Home At Age Of 81". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. United Press International. November 27, 1974. p. 22. Retrieved May 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .