Tuss McLaughry

Tuss McLaughry
Biographical details
Born(1893-05-19)May 19, 1893
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 1974(1974-11-26) (aged 81)
Norwich, Vermont, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1912–1914Westminster (PA)
?Massillon Tigers
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915–1916Westminster (PA)
1918Westminster (PA)
1921Westminster (PA)
1922–1925Amherst
1926–1940Brown
1941–1942Dartmouth
1945–1954Dartmouth
Basketball
1921–1922Westminster (PA)
1922–1926Amherst
1926–1929Brown
Head coaching record
Overall143–149–13 (football)
17–32 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1951)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1962 (profile)

DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry (May 19, 1893 – November 26, 1974) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania (1915–1916, 1918, 1921), Amherst College (1922–1925), Brown University (1926–1940), and Dartmouth College (1941–1942, 1945–1954), compiling a career college football record of 143–149–13. McLaughry was also the head basketball coach at Brown from 1926 to 1929, tallying a mark of 17–32. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as coach in 1962. Of all coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, McLaughry is the only one with a winning percentage under .500.