Vaughn Mancha
.jpg) Mancha, circa 1945 | |
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| Position: | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 7, 1921 Sugar Valley, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died: | January 27, 2011 (aged 89)[1] Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Birmingham (AL) Ramsay |
| College: | Alabama |
| NFL draft: | 1948 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 |
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Vaughn Hall Mancha (October 7, 1921 – January 27, 2011) was a professional American football player who played professionally for the Boston Yanks. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990. He was named to the All-SEC team during his career at the University of Alabama, where he played from 1944 through 1947. Earned all-SEC & All American honors as a four-year starter at the University of Alabama; played in Rose Bowl and two Sugar Bowls; voted All-Time Sugar Bowl team. Coached football at Livingston State University, Columbia University, and Florida State University and served as FSU Athletic Director.[2]
Other honors include induction into the Florida State Sports Hall of Fame, the Tallahassee Sports Hall of Fame, and was selected to Alabama's All-Century Team. He was married to Sybil Mancha. They have three children and four grandchildren.
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Livingston State Tigers (Alabama Intercollegiate Conference) (1949–1951) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Livingston State | 6–1–1[n 1] | 2–0–1[n 1] | T–1st | L Paper Bowl | ||||
| 1950 | Livingston State | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1951 | Livingston State | 5–5 | |||||||
| Livingston State: | 17–9–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 17–9–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b George Darrow served as head coach for Livingston State for the first two games of the 1949 season before he died of a heart attack on September 25.[3] Mancha succeed him as head coach.[4] Livingston State finished the season with an 7–2–1 overall and 3–0–1 in conference play.
References[edit]
- ^ Don Kausler, Jr. (January 27, 2011). "Alabama football legend Vaughn Mancha passes away at age 89". al.com. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ "Florida State University Official Athletic Site - On Campus". www.seminoles.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012.
- ^ "Florence Holds Livingston To 14-13 Victory". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. October 23, 1949. p. C6. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Livingston Coach Dies Of Heart Attack". The Choctaw Advocate. Butler, Alabama. October 6, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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