Vaughn Hall Mancha (October 7, 1921January 27, 2011) was a professional
American football
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player who played professionally for the
Boston Yanks
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. He was inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame
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in 1990. He was named to the All-SEC team during his career at the
University of Alabama
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, 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 Bowl
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s; voted All-Time Sugar Bowl team. Coached football at Livingston State University,
Columbia University
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, and
Florida State University
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and served as FSU Athletic Director.
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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
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1921 births
2011 deaths
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Alabama Crimson Tide football players
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Columbia Lions football coaches
Florida State Seminoles athletic directors
West Alabama Tigers football coaches
All-American college football players
College Football Hall of Fame inductees
People from Gordon County, Georgia
Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama
Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama
Ramsay High School alumni
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