Ralph Vaughn

Ralph Vaughn

Vaughn from the 1940 El Rodeo
Personal information
Born	(1918-02-12)February 12, 1918
Died	June 7, 1998(1998-06-07) (aged 80)
Nationality	American
Career information
High school	Frankfort (Frankfort, Indiana)
College	USC (1937–1940)
Playing career	1940–1947
Position	Forward / guard
Number	13
Career history
1940	Chicago Bruins
1940–1941	Hammond Ciesar All-Americans
1941–1942	Chicago Bruins
1942–1943 1946–1947	Oshkosh All-Stars
Career highlights and awards
All-NBL First Team (1943) 2× All-NBL Second Team (1941, 1942) 2× All-NBL Second Team (1941, 1942) Consensus first-team All-American (1940) Second-team All-American – Collyer's News (1939) 2× All-PCC (1939, 1940)

Ralph Lincoln Vaughn (February 12, 1918 – June 8, 1998) was an American basketball player for the Southern California Trojans. He led the Pacific Coast Conference in scoring his senior season of 1939–40 at 15.0 points per game (180 in conference play) in which he was named a Consensus First Team All-American. That season, Vaughn led the Sam Barry–coached team to their first ever NCAA Tournament, losing in the national semifinals. Vaughn once scored 36 points in a single game against UCLA, which was a conference record that stood for 21 years.

At Frankfort High School in Indiana, Vaughn led the North Central Conference in scoring during his junior and senior seasons, winning the state championship as a junior in 1935. He was also dubbed All-State and played for future Hall of Famer Everett Case.

Vaughn appeared on the January 15, 1940 cover of Life magazine. He played in the National Basketball League for several years before getting into business.

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