North Carolina State Wolfpack | |
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Position | Guard |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, U.S. | October 8, 1904
Died: | October 16, 1986 82) Tarboro, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
Career history | |
College | North Carolina State (1927–1928) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Fredrick Pierce Vaughan (October 8, 1904 – October 16, 1986) [1] was an All-Southern [2] college football guard for the North Carolina State Wolfpack of North Carolina State University. One account reads "Vaughan is noted for his consistent playing week after week. He always is depended on and never fails to play his usual steady game. He is the main gun in the State line." [3]
Fred Vaughan was born on October 8, 1904, in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, to Cornelius R. Vaughan and Carry Bell Gray.
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