Henry F. Vaughan (January 4, 1883 – September 6, 1951) was an

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player and coach. He served as the head coach at

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in 1911 and

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in the 1915, compiling a career record of 9–7–2. Vaughan was the tenth head coach of the

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team and served for a single season in

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. On the recommendation of Ohio State's previous football coach, Howard Jones, the university's athletic board hired Vaughan, an All-American from

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. Vaughan resigned after leading Ohio State to a 5–3–2 record and returned to Yale for a law degree. In 1915, he became head coach at

, staying for only one season and tallying a record of 4–4. He played college football at Yale and was selected as a second-team All-American end in 1909 by ''The New York Times''. He died in 1951 and was buried in

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Head coaching record

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