Robert E. Vaughan College coach
Robert E. "Pete" Vaughan was the 22nd head football coach for the Wabash College Little Giants located in Crawfordsville, Indiana and he held that position for twenty-seven seasons, from 1919 until 1945. His career coaching record at Wabash was 115 wins, 85 losses, and 24 ties. This ranks him first at Wabash in total wins and 15th at Wabash in winning percentage (.567)In 1922, he also coached Wabash to the championship of the first national intercollegiate basketball tournament ever held.Vaughan attended Crawfordsville High School and the University of Notre Dame. He played college football alongside Knute Rockne, who himself later became the legendary head coach of the Fighting Irish.