Thomas F. McHugh (May 13, 1932 – November 27, 2019) was an American
player and coach and
college baseball
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coach. He was a standout player at the
University of Notre Dame
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where he was a member of the undefeated
1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugoslav ...
under head coach
Frank Leahy.
McHugh served as the head football coach at
Kenyon College
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio. It was founded in 1824 by Philander Chase. Kenyon College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Kenyon has 1,708 undergraduates enrolled. Its 1,000-acre campus is se ...
in
Gambier, Ohio
Gambier is a village in Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,391 at the 2010 census.
Gambier is the home of Kenyon College. A major feature is a gravel path running the length of the village, referred to as "Middle Path". This ...
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
The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, for the 1960 through 1987 seasons.
Roots ca ...
in the
1954 NFL draft
The 1954 National Football League Draft was held on January 28, 1954, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.
This was the eighth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous seven winners i ...
.
As a high school coach at
Central Catholic High School in
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. A major Midwestern United States port city, Toledo is the fourth-most populous city in the state of Ohio, after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, and according ...
, McHugh coached future
Michigan State
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...
and
National Football League
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(NFL) star
Bubba Smith. He was the brother of Toledo mayor
John McHugh.
McHugh died in
Mt. Vernon, Ohio
Mount Vernon is a city in Knox County, Ohio, Knox County, Ohio, United States. It is located northeast of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus. The population was 16,990 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census. It is the county seat of Knox County.
H ...
on November 27, 2019, at the age of 87.
Head coaching record
College football
References
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1932 births
2019 deaths
American football fullbacks
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Ottawa Rough Riders players
Kenyon Owls baseball coaches
Kenyon Owls football coaches
High school football coaches in Ohio
Sportspeople from Toledo, Ohio
Coaches of American football from Ohio
Players of American football from Ohio
Baseball coaches from Ohio
Players of Canadian football from Ohio