Bobby Laughlin

Robert G. Laughlin (died August 8, 1985) was a college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head coach of Morehead State from 1953 to 1965. He coached Morehead State to a 166–120 record, winning four Ohio Valley Conference championships and three NCAA tournament appearances. He also played his college basketball at Morehead State. He was inducted into the Morehead State athletics Hall of Fame in 1985. The Laughlin Health Building at Morehead State University is named in his honor.[1]

Bobby Laughlin
Laughlin in 1964
Biographical details
DiedAugust 8, 1985 (aged 74)
Playing career
1934–1937Morehead State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1953–1965Morehead State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1953–1973Morehead State
Head coaching record
Overall166–120 (.580)
TournamentsNCAA: 3–4 (.429)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4× OVC (1956, 1957, 1961, 1963)

Laughlin died on August 8, 1985, at age 74.[2]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (1953–1965)
1953–54 Morehead State 16–86–4T-2nd
1954–55 Morehead State 14–105–54th
1955–56 Morehead State 19–107–3T-1stNCAA Sweet Sixteen
1956–57 Morehead State 19–89–1T-1stNCAA First Round
1957–58 Morehead State 13–106–42nd
1958–59 Morehead State 11–125–7T-4th
1959–60 Morehead State 5–143–75th
1960–61 Morehead State 19–129–3T-1stNCAA Sweet Sixteen
1961–62 Morehead State 14–87–5T-2nd
1962–63 Morehead State 13–78–4T-1st
1963–64 Morehead State 10–116–86th
1964–65 Morehead State 13–106–85th
Morehead State: 166–120 (.580)77–59 (.566)
Total:166–120 (.580)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Robert "Bobby" Laughlin (1985) - Hall of Fame".
  2. "Bobby Laughlin, former coach at Morehead State, dies at 74". The Courier-Journal. August 9, 1985. p. 32. Retrieved May 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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