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Lee McLaughlin (American football)

American football player and coach (1917–1968)

Summary

American football player and coach (1917–1968)

Field	Value
name	Lee McLaughlin
birth_date
birth_place	Brownsburg, Virginia, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
player_years1	1938–1940
player_team1	Virginia
player_years2	1941
player_team2	Green Bay Packers
player_positions	Guard
coach_years1
coach_team1	Episcopal HS (VA)
coach_years2	1957–1967
coach_team2	Washington and Lee
overall_record	48–43–4 (college)
championships	1 CAC (1962)

Lee Massey McLaughlin (February 28, 1917 – August 13, 1968) was an American football player with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) and a head football coach at Washington and Lee University.

Biography

McLaughlin was born on February 28, 1917, in Brownsburg, Virginia. During World War II, he served as an officer in the United States Navy Lee also went on to start Camp Maxwelton and Camp Lachlan with his wife Rosa in Lexington, Va. He died on August 13, 1968.

Playing career

McLaughlin was the captain of the track team and played football at the collegiate level for the University of Virginia. He was subsequently drafted and played Guard for the Green Bay Packers, starting all eight games of the 1941 NFL season, before leaving football to fight in World War II.

Coaching career

After the war, McLaughlin began coaching for Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. After successful seasons coaching at the high school level, McLaughlin was named head football coach at Washington and Lee University in 1957. There he the team to the National Small College Championship in 1961 and was named National College Coach of the Year that season. In 1966, he was awarded the Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary Award.

He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1987.

Head coaching record

College

References

"Lee McLaughlin Stats".
(25 August 2017). "Lee McLaughlin". Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

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