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American baseball and football coach (1932?2019)
Thomas F. McHugh
(May 13, 1932 ? November 27, 2019) was an American
gridiron football
player and coach and
college baseball
coach. He was a standout player at the
University of Notre Dame
where he was a member of the undefeated
1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
under head coach
Frank Leahy
.
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McHugh served as the head football coach at
Kenyon College
in
Gambier, Ohio
from 1978 to 1982, compiling a record of 18?27.
[3]
He served as the head baseball coach at Kenyon from 1968 to 1983.
[4]
McHugh was selected by the
Chicago Cardinals
in the
1954 NFL Draft
.
[5]
As a high school coach at
Central Catholic High School
in
Toledo, Ohio
, McHugh coached future
Michigan State
and
National Football League
(NFL) star
Bubba Smith
. He was the brother of Toledo mayor
John McHugh
.
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McHugh died in
Mt. Vernon, Ohio
on November 27, 2019, at the age of 87.
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