Leon McLaughlin

Leon McLaughlin
	McLaughlin on a 1954 Bowman football card
No. 50
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	May 30, 1925; San Diego, California, U.S.
Died:	October 27, 2014 (aged 89)
Career information
High school:	Santa Monica; (Santa Monica, California)
College:	UCLA
NFL Draft:	1947 / Round: 21 / Pick: 193
Career history
As a player:
	Los Angeles Rams (1951–1955);
As a coach:
	Washington State (1956) (assistant); Stanford (1959–1965) (assistant); Pittsburgh Steelers (1966–1968) (assistant); Valley State (1969–1970); Los Angeles Rams (1971–1972) (assistant); Detroit Lions (1973–1974) (assistant); Green Bay Packers (1975–1976) (OL); New England Patriots (1977) (OL); St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals (1978–1989) (assistant);
Career highlights and awards
	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.[2][3][4][5][6]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Valley State Matadors (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1969–1970)}
1969	Valley State	4–5	1–1	2nd
1970	Valley State	4–6	1–2	3rd
Plymouth State:		8–11	2–3
Total:		8–11

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Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference ·
Leon Mclaughlin at IMDb

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