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Leon Clifford McLaughlin (May 30, 1925 – October 27, 2014) was an American football player and coach.[1] He played professionally as a center for five seasons with the Los Angeles Rams of National Football League (NFL). After his playing career he served as assistant coach for several NFL teams: Pittsburgh Steelers (1966–68), Los Angeles Rams (1971–72), Detroit Lions (1973–74), Green Bay Packers (1975–76), New England Patriots (1977), and St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals (1978–89). McLaughlin was the head football coach at San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—from 1969 to 1970.[2][3][4][5][6]

Leon McLaughlin

McLaughlin on a 1954 Bowman football card
No. 50
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	(1925-05-30)May 30, 1925 San Diego, California
Died:	October 27, 2014(2014-10-27) (aged 89)
Career information
High school:	Santa Monica (Santa Monica, California)
College:	UCLA
NFL Draft:	1947 / Round: 21 / Pick: 193
Career history
As a player:
Los Angeles Rams (1951–1955)
As a coach:
Washington State (1956) (assistant) Stanford (1959–1965) (assistant) Pittsburgh Steelers (1966–1968) (assistant) Valley State (1969–1970) Los Angeles Rams (1971–1972) (assistant) Detroit Lions (1973–1974) (assistant) Green Bay Packers (1975–1976) (OL) New England Patriots (1977) (OL) St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals (1978–1989) (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl (1954)

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Valley State Matadors (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1969–1970)}
1969	Valley State	4–5	1–1	2nd
1970	Valley State	4–6	1–2	3rd
Plymouth State:		8–11	2–3
Total:		8–11

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference · 
• Leon Mclaughlin at IMDb

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