Vaughn Mancha

Vaughn Mancha
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Mancha, circa 1945
No. 41
Position:Center
Personal information
Born:(1921-10-07)October 7, 1921
Sugar Valley, Georgia, U.S.
Died:January 27, 2011(2011-01-27) (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
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
As an administrator:
Career highlights and awards

Vaughn Hall Mancha (October 7, 1921 – January 27, 2011) was an American professional football player for the Boston Yanks of the National Football League (NFL). 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

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
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

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ Don Kausler, Jr. (January 27, 2011). "Alabama football legend Vaughn Mancha passes away at age 89". al.com. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "Florida State University Official Athletic Site - On Campus". www.seminoles.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Florence Holds Livingston To 14-13 Victory". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. October 23, 1949. p. C6. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Livingston Coach Dies Of Heart Attack". The Choctaw Advocate. Butler, Alabama. October 6, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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