Ralph Lincoln Vaughn ( eng. Ralph Lincoln Vaughn ; February 12, 1918 , Frankfort , Indiana , USA - June 7, 1998 , Fairfax , Virginia , USA ) - American professional basketball player .
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| Position | Attacking Defender / Light Forward |
| Growth | 185 cm |
| Weight | 79 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | February 12, 1918 |
| Place of Birth | Frankfort , Indiana , USA |
| Date of death | June 7, 1998 (80 years) |
| Place of death | Fairfax , Virginia , United States |
| School | Frankfort (Frankfort, Indiana) |
| College | South California (1936–1940) |
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Early years
Ralph Vaughn was born on February 12, 1918 in the city of Frankfort ( Indiana ), studied there in the same school where he played for the local basketball team.
Student career
In 1940 he graduated from the University of Southern California , where for four years he played for the team “ USK Trojens ”, where he spent a successful career under the guidance of member of the basketball Hall of Fame Sam Barry . With Vaughn, Troyans twice won the regular Pacific Coast Conference Conference (1939–1940), and also once went to the playoffs of the US Student Championship (1940) [1] [2] [3] [4] . In 1940, Trojans made it to the finals of the four NCAA tournaments ( English Final Four ), where in the semifinal match, on March 21, in a bitter struggle, they lost to the Richard Kharp team Kansas Jakhoks with a score of 42-43, in which Vaughn became the third performance player of his team, gaining only 6 points [4] [5] . In his last season as part of Trojan, Vaughn became not only the team's top scorer, but also the entire conference, gaining 15.0 points per game average, for which he was included in the 1st All-American NCAA team (1940). . In 1976, Ralph Vaughn was included in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame [6] .
Professional career
He played the position of attacking defender and light forward . In 1940, Ralph Vaughn entered into an agreement with the Chicago Bruins team, which played in the National Basketball League (NBL) . Later he played for the Hammond Kaiser All-Americans (NBL) and Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL) teams. All in the NBL spent 4 seasons. It was included once in the 1st team of all NBL stars ( 1943 ), and also twice in the 2nd team of all NBL stars ( 1941 - 1942 ) [7] . Total for a career in the NBL Vaughn played 101 games in which scored 808 points (an average of 8.0 per game) [8] . In addition, Vaughn, in the Bruins and All-Stars, participated in the World Professional Basketball Tournament three times, becoming his vice-champion in 1943.
Death
During the Second World War, he had to interrupt his sports performances for three years (1943-1946). Ralph Vaughn died on June 7, 1998 at the age of 81 in Fairfax , Virginia [9] .
Notes
- 36 1936-37 Pacific Coast Conference Season Summary (English) . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is June 11, 2014.
- 37 1937-38 Pacific Coast Conference Season Summary (English) . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is June 11, 2014.
- ↑ 1938-39 Pacific Coast Conference Season Summary (English) . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is June 11, 2014.
- 2 1 2 1939-40 Pacific Coast Conference Season Summary (Eng.) . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is June 11, 2014.
- ↑ Southern California 42, Kansas 43 (English) . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is June 11, 2014.
- ↑ Ralph Vaughn (English) . hoopshall.com . Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. The appeal date is June 11, 2014.
- ↑ Ralph Vaughn NBL Stats (English) . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is June 11, 2014.
- ↑ Ralph Vaughn Stats . justsportsstats.com . Just Sports Stats. The appeal date is June 11, 2014.
- ↑ Ralph L Vaughn, "United States Social Security Death Index" (eng.) . familysearch.org . Family Search. The appeal date is June 11, 2014.