Vaughn Mancha
Mancha, circa 1945 | |
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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 |
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College Football Hall of Fame | |
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 | ||||
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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
References
- ^ 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 .
- ^ "Livingston Coach Dies Of Heart Attack". The Choctaw Advocate. Butler, Alabama. October 6, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
- Vaughn Mancha at the College Football Hall of Fame
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- Bobby Wallace (2006–2010)
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