About LeRoy Hughes
Lived 1905 – 1991 (aged 86). LeRoy Hughes was an American basketball player.
LeRoy Barry Hughes (November 20, 1905 – December 7, 1991) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Menlo Junior College in Atherton, California (1941–1943, 1946–1949) and California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California (1950–1961). He was the head coach at Cal Poly during the California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash in 1960.
Hughes was a member of the University of Oregon men's basketball team from 1927 to 1929. He was hired as athletic director and head football coach at Cal Poly in March 1950.
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Who was LeRoy Hughes?
American football and basketball coach
When was LeRoy Hughes born?
LeRoy Hughes was born on 20 November 1905 in California.
When did LeRoy Hughes die?
LeRoy Hughes died on 7 December 1991 in San Luis Obispo, California.
What was LeRoy Hughes's occupation?
LeRoy Hughes was a basketball player.
What nationality was LeRoy Hughes?
LeRoy Hughes was American.
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