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American football player, coach, and administrator (1921–2011)

American football player

Vaughn Mancha

Mancha, circa 1945

No. 41

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)
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

Career history

As a player:

Boston Yanks (1948)

As a coach:

Livingston State (1949–1951)

As an administrator:

Florida State (AD, 1959–1971)

Career highlights and awards

Consensus All-American (1945)
First-team All-SEC (1945)
3× Second-team All-SEC (1944, 1946, 1947)

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.

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
Livingston State Tigers (Alabama Intercollegiate Conference) (1949–1951)
1949	Livingston State	6–1–1	2–0–1	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

^ George Darrow served as head coach for Livingston State for the first two games of the 1949 season before he died of a heart attack on September 25. Mancha succeed him as head coach. Livingston State finished the season with an 7–2–1 overall and 3–0–1 in conference play.

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

v t e West Alabama Tigers head football coaches
Paul Tubb (1938–1941) No team (1942–1945) Fred McCollum (1946) C. A. Douglas (1947–1948) George Darrow (1949) Vaughn Mancha (1949–1951) Bob Williams (1952) T. Ray Richeson (1953–1956) Robert Cire (1957–1959) Jim Garner (1960–1966) Morris Higginbotham (1967–1969) Mickey Andrews (1970–1972) Jim King (1973–1976) Jack Crowe (1977–1978) Frank North (1979–1984) Sam McCorkle (1985–1990) Lloyd Sisco (1991–1993) Todd Stroud (1994–1996) Bobby Johns (1997–2000) Randy Pippin (2001–2003) Sam McCorkle (2004–2005) Bobby Wallace (2006–2010) Will Hall (2011–2013) Brett Gilliland (2014– )

West Alabama Tigers head football coaches

Paul Tubb (1938–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Fred McCollum (1946)
C. A. Douglas (1947–1948)
George Darrow (1949)
Vaughn Mancha (1949–1951)
Bob Williams (1952)
T. Ray Richeson (1953–1956)
Robert Cire (1957–1959)
Jim Garner (1960–1966)
Morris Higginbotham (1967–1969)
Mickey Andrews (1970–1972)
Jim King (1973–1976)
Jack Crowe (1977–1978)
Frank North (1979–1984)
Sam McCorkle (1985–1990)
Lloyd Sisco (1991–1993)
Todd Stroud (1994–1996)
Bobby Johns (1997–2000)
Randy Pippin (2001–2003)
Sam McCorkle (2004–2005)
Bobby Wallace (2006–2010)
Will Hall (2011–2013)
Brett Gilliland (2014– )

v t e Florida State Seminoles athletic directors
Howard Danford (1947–1956) Tom Nugent (1957–1958) Perry Moss (1959) Vaughn Mancha (1959–1971) Clay Stapleton (1971–1973) John Bridgers (1973–1979) Phil Fordyce # (1979–1981) Hootie Ingram (1981–1989) Bob Goin (1990–1994) Wayne Hogan # (1994) Dave Hart Jr. (1995–2007) William L. Proctor # (2007–2008) Randy Spetman (2008–2013) Vanessa Fuchs # (2013) Stan Wilcox (2013–2018) David Coburn (2018–2021) Michael Alford (2021–) # denotes interim athletic director

Florida State Seminoles athletic directors

Howard Danford (1947–1956)
Tom Nugent (1957–1958)
Perry Moss (1959)
Vaughn Mancha (1959–1971)
Clay Stapleton (1971–1973)
John Bridgers (1973–1979)
Phil Fordyce # (1979–1981)
Hootie Ingram (1981–1989)
Bob Goin (1990–1994)
Wayne Hogan # (1994)
Dave Hart Jr. (1995–2007)
William L. Proctor # (2007–2008)
Randy Spetman (2008–2013)
Vanessa Fuchs # (2013)
Stan Wilcox (2013–2018)
David Coburn (2018–2021)
Michael Alford (2021–)

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e 1945 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	HB Glenn Davis HB Bob Fenimore HB Herman Wedemeyer FB Doc Blanchard
Line	E Hub Bechtol E Dick Duden E Max Morris E Bob Ravensberg T Tex Coulter T George Savitsky G Warren Amling G John Green C Vaughn Mancha

v t e 1948 NFL first-round draft selections
Harry Gilmer Skip Minisi Bobby Layne Lowell Tew Vaughn Mancha Y. A. Tittle Earl "Jug" Girard Clyde Scott Dan Edwards Max Bumgardner Jim Spavital

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