1. Hugh Duffy Daugherty was an American football player and coach.
16 Facts About Duffy Daugherty
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Duffy Daugherty was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1984.
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Duffy Daugherty was born in Emeigh, Pennsylvania, on September 8,1915.
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Duffy Daugherty played college football as a guard at Syracuse University.
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Duffy Daugherty was named co-captain of the Syracuse football team in his senior year in 1939.
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Duffy Daugherty enlisted in the United States Army on February 7,1941, ten months before the United States entered World War II.
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In 1946, upon his return from the war, Duffy Daugherty became an assistant coach in charge of linemen at Syracuse under Biggie Munn.
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In December 1946, when Munn was hired to become the new head coach at Michigan State University for the 1947 season, Duffy Daugherty moved to East Lansing with him.
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In December 1953, following Munn's promotion to Michigan State's athletic director, Duffy Daugherty became Michigan State's head football coach, the 15th in the history of Michigan State football.
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Duffy Daugherty became well known for his humorous quips during press conferences.
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Not wishing to leave Michigan State for a rebuilding program, Duffy Daugherty turned it down, but recommended his former assistant, Bob Devaney, for the position.
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The 1965 and 1966 seasons were the high points in Duffy Daugherty's coaching tenure, if not in the history of Michigan State football.
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Dissatisfaction from segments of the Michigan State alumni factored into Duffy Daugherty announcing on November 3 his resignation as head coach upon the conclusion of the 1972 season.
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Duffy Daugherty was a color commentator alongside Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkinson on ABC Sports' college football telecasts beginning in 1973.
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Duffy Daugherty died at the age of 72 on September 25,1987, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, after being hospitalized a month earlier with heart and kidney problems.
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Duffy Daugherty was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.