Leon McLaughlin

Leon McLaughlin
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McLaughlin on a 1954 Bowman football card
Position:	Center
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1925-05-30)May 30, 1925
Place of birth:	San Diego, California
Date of death:	October 27, 2014(2014-10-27) (aged 89)
Career information
High school:	Santa Monica (CA)
College:	UCLA
NFL Draft:	1947 / Round: 21 / Pick: 193
Career history
As player:
Los Angeles Rams (1951–55)
As coach:
Washington State (1956) (assistant) Stanford (1959–65) (assistant) Pittsburgh Steelers (1966–68) (assistant) San Fernando Valley State (1969–70) Los Angeles Rams (1971–72) (assistant) Detroit Lions (1973–74) (assistant) Green Bay Packers (1975–76) (OL) New England Patriots (1977) (OL) St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals (1978–89) (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
1x Pro Bowl (1954)

Leon Clifford McLaughlin (May 30, 1925 – October 27, 2014) was an American football player and coach.^[1] He played professionally as a center for five seasons with the Los Angeles Rams of National Football League (NFL). After his playing career he served as assistant coach for several NFL teams: Pittsburgh Steelers (1966–68), Los Angeles Rams (1971–72), Detroit Lions (1973–74), Green Bay Packers (1975–76), New England Patriots (1977), and St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals (1978–89). McLaughlin was the head football coach at San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—from 1969 to 1970.

References

Cal State Northridge Matadors head football coaches

Sam Winningham (1962–1968) Leon McLaughlin (1969–1970) Rod Humenuik (1971–1972) Gary Torgeson (1973–1975) Jack Elway (1976–1978) Tom Keele (1979–1985) Bob Burt (1986–1994) Dave Baldwin (1995–1996) Jim Fenwick (1997) Ron Ponciano (1998) Jeff Kearin (1999–2001)

Los Angeles Rams 1947 NFL Draft selections

Herm Wedemeyer Don Paul Gordon Gray Paul Evanson Bill Smyth Bill McGovern Max Partin Carl Samuelson Russ Steger Dante Lavelli Mike Dimitro John Kissell George Fuchs Ralph Chubb Don Hardy Ed Champagne Jim Dewar Bernie Reiges Leon McLaughlin Charlie Elliot Leo Levanti J.D. Cheek Bob Dal Porto Gene Standefer Bob David Jim Hunnicutt John Comer Hal Dean James Atwell Bob Prymyski

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