Leon Clifford McLaughlin (May 30, 1925 – October 27, 2014) was an American football player and coach.[1] He played professionally as a center for five seasons with the Los Angeles Rams of National Football League (NFL). After his playing career he served as assistant coach for several NFL teams: Pittsburgh Steelers (1966–68), Los Angeles Rams (1971–72), Detroit Lions (1973–74), Green Bay Packers (1975–76), New England Patriots (1977), and St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals (1978–89). McLaughlin was the head football coach at San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—from 1969 to 1970.[2][3][4][5][6]
 McLaughlin on a 1954 Bowman football card | |
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| Position: | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 30, 1925 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Died: | October 27, 2014 (aged 89) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Santa Monica (Santa Monica, California) |
| College: | UCLA |
| NFL draft: | 1947 / round: 21 / pick: 193 |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Valley State Matadors (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1969–1970)} | |||||||||
| 1969 | Valley State | 4–5 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1970 | Valley State | 4–6 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Plymouth State: | 8–11 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–11 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Leon McLaughlin Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Glick, Shav (August 20, 1991). "On Prayer and a Pass, a Title Came to Town : History: Forty years ago, the Rams won Los Angeles' first NFL championship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "Leon McLaughlin to Receive Bruin Football Trophy". Los Angeles Times. December 14, 1949.
- ^ Ripton, Ray. "A Players' Coach : Santa Monica's Tebb Kusserow Believes Football Is a Chance for Young Men to Know Themselves". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ Lillard, Patrick (September 29, 2015). "Carted Off the Field of Play: Scrutinizing The Treatment of Football Injuries". Patrick Lillard, M.D. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ Donaldson, Charles (February 3, 1969). "New VSC Grid Coach Expects No Race Woes: Leon McLaughlin, Ex-Ram, Says Subject Discussed in Talks With Athletic Chief". Los Angeles Times.
External links
edit- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference ·
- Leon Mclaughlin at IMDb
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