Tom McHugh (American football)

American baseball and football coach (1932–2019)

Tom McHugh
Biographical details
Born	(1932-05-13)May 13, 1932 Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 27, 2019(2019-11-27) (aged 87) Mt. Vernon, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1950–1953	Notre Dame
1954	Ottawa Rough Riders

Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1956–1963	Toledo Central Catholic HS (OH)
1978–1982	Kenyon
Baseball
1968–1983	Kenyon

Head coaching record
Overall	18–27 (college football) 58–214–1 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Football OAC Coach of the Year (1981)

Thomas F. McHugh (May 13, 1932 – November 27, 2019) was an American gridiron football player and coach and college baseball coach. He was a standout player at the University of Notre Dame where he was a member of the undefeated 1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team under head coach Frank Leahy. McHugh served as the head football coach at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio from 1978 to 1982, compiling a record of 18–27. He served as the head baseball coach at Kenyon from 1968 to 1983.

McHugh was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1954 NFL draft.

As a high school coach at Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio, McHugh coached future Michigan State and National Football League (NFL) star Bubba Smith. He was the brother of Toledo mayor John McHugh.

McHugh died in Mt. Vernon, Ohio on November 27, 2019, at the age of 87.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Kenyon Lords (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1978–1982)
1978	Kenyon	3–6	NA	NA
1979	Kenyon	2–7	NA	NA
1980	Kenyon	3–6	1–4	T–5th (Red)
1981	Kenyon	5–4	2–3	T–4th (Red)
1982	Kenyon	5–4	NA	NA
Kenyon:		18–27	3–7
Total:		18–27

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v t e Kenyon Owls head football coaches
No coach (1890–1894) Henry Scott Stewart (1895–1896) Unknown (1897) John B. Eckstorm (1898) No coach (1899) Joseph Wentworth (1900–1901) Benjamin Alling (1902) John B. Eckstorm (1903–1904) George W. Gregory (1905) David L. Dunlap (1906) Daniel C. Munro (1907) Bemus Pierce (1908–1910) Clyde Waters (1911) Robert L. Mathews (1912–1914) Bill Kelleher (1915–1916) Michael Pattoni (1917) George Jerpe (1918) Paul Thomsen (1919) Arthur F. Smith (1920–1921) Paul A. King (1922) Harold Wiper (1923–1927) Garry Clash (1928) Ed Maloney (1929–1931) Rudy Kutler (1932) William Navin (1933–1934) Eugene Lambert (1935–1936) Dwight Hafeli (1937–1940) Rudy Kutler (1941–1943) Bill Lange (1944) Pat Pasini (1945) David C. Henderson (1946–1952) William C. Stiles (1953–1957) Richard T. Pflieger (1958–1960) Arthur Lave (1961–1963) Henry Johnson (1964–1966) Phillip J. Morse (1967–1977) Tom McHugh (1978–1982) Larry Kindbom (1983–1988) Jim Meyer (1989–1994) Vince Arduini (1995–2002) Ted Stanley (2003–2011) Chris Monfiletto (2012–2018) James Rosenbury (2019) No team (2020) James Rosenbury (2021) Ian Good (2022– )

v t e Chicago Cardinals 1954 NFL draft selections
Lamar McHan Gary Knafelc Bob Canvazos Bill Bredde Don Dohoney Tom McHugh Dave Mann Paul Larson Dean Chambers Tommy Lewis Homer Smith Howard Pitt Les Goble Sammy Drumas Cecil Harp Al Kilgore Jack Troxell Dick Young Jerry Sazio Stan Huntsman Jim Stander Ledio Fanucchi Charley Oakley Lou Sawchik Jerry Marchland Ralph Carrigan George Arabian John Culver Tom Koller Bill Albrecht Alex Burl