Bobby Laughlin

Bobby Laughlin

Laughlin in 1964
Biographical details
Died	August 8, 1985 (aged 74)
Playing career
1934–1937	Morehead State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1953–1965	Morehead State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1953–1973	Morehead State
Head coaching record
Overall	166–120 (.580)
Tournaments	NCAA: 3–4 (.429)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4× OVC (1956, 1957, 1961, 1963)

Robert G. Laughlin (died August 8, 1985) was a college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head coach of Morehead State from 1953 to 1965. He coached Morehead State to a 166–120 record, winning four Ohio Valley Conference championships and three NCAA tournament appearances. He also played his college basketball at Morehead State. He was inducted into the Morehead State athletics Hall of Fame in 1985. The Laughlin Health Building at Morehead State University is named in his honor.^[1]

Laughlin died on August 8, 1985, at age 74.^[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (1953–1965)
1953–54	Morehead State	16–8	6–4	T-2nd
1954–55	Morehead State	14–10	5–5	4th
1955–56	Morehead State	19–10	7–3	T-1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1956–57	Morehead State	19–8	9–1	T-1st	NCAA First Round
1957–58	Morehead State	13–10	6–4	2nd
1958–59	Morehead State	11–12	5–7	T-4th
1959–60	Morehead State	5–14	3–7	5th
1960–61	Morehead State	19–12	9–3	T-1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1961–62	Morehead State	14–8	7–5	T-2nd
1962–63	Morehead State	13–7	8–4	T-1st
1963–64	Morehead State	10–11	6–8	6th
1964–65	Morehead State	13–10	6–8	5th
Morehead State:		166–120 (.580)	77–59 (.566)
Total:		166–120 (.580)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Robert "Bobby" Laughlin (1985) - Hall of Fame".
2. "Bobby Laughlin, former coach at Morehead State, dies at 74". The Courier-Journal. August 9, 1985. p. 32. Retrieved May 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.