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Born and raised in Florissant, Missouri, Vaughn attended McCluer North High School there. In 1988, he set the Missouri high-school record in the 200-meter dash: 21.28 seconds, a mark that stood until 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtccca.org/top_50_by_class_200.htm|title= 1980-2006 Missouri State Track Meet Top 50 per Classification (200 m)|publisher=mtccca.org|date=October 26, 2007|access-date=December 12, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070824081020/http://www.mtccca.org/top_50_by_class_200.htm |archive-date = August 24, 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://www.komu.com/satellite/SatelliteRender/KOMU.com/ba8a4513-c0a8-2f11-0063-9bd94c70b769/3183a4f4-c0a8-2f11-01f6-069e68ccf2af |title=Super Mario |access-date=December 12, 2007 |publisher=KOMU-TV8 and the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia |date=November 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205021330/http://www.komu.com/satellite/SatelliteRender/KOMU.com/ba8a4513-c0a8-2f11-0063-9bd94c70b769/3183a4f4-c0a8-2f11-01f6-069e68ccf2af |archive-date=December 5, 2008 }} His 100-meter time of 10.44 seconds, set at the 1998 state championship meet, stood as the state record until 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtccca.org/top_50_by_class_100.htm|title= 1980-2006 Missouri State Track Meet Top 50 per Classification (100 m)|publisher=mtccca.org|date=October 26, 2007|access-date=November 20, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825110440/http://www.mtccca.org/top_50_by_class_100.htm |archive-date = August 25, 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://examiner.net/stories/060907/spo_060907077.shtml|title=Mitchell's records confirmed heading into AAU state finals|publisher=The Examiner|access-date=November 20, 2007|date=June 9, 2007|author=Althaus, Bill}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

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During his two seasons playing for the University of Michigan Wolverines, he played for back-to-back Big Ten Conference Champions.{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1989fbt.htm|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|access-date=October 15, 2007|date=March 31, 2007|title=1989 Football Team}} He accumulated rushing statistics in only 16 NCAA games.{{cite web|url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |access-date=October 16, 2007 |publisher=Regents of the University of Michigan |title=M Go Blue - University of Michigan Athletics Official Site |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112175906/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |archive-date=November 12, 2007 }} However, in his redshirt sophomore 1990 season, he was selected Co-Big Ten Offensive Football Player of the year (along with University of Iowa Hawkeyes players Nick Bell and Matt Rodgers) by the conference's coaches when he started 11 of 12 games.{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1990fbt.htm|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|access-date=October 15, 2007|date=March 31, 2007|title=1990 Football Team}} Vaughn, who wore #25 for the Michigan Wolverines football program in 1989 and 1990, played running back after redshirting as a defensive back who wore #46 in 1988.{{cite web|url=http://141.211.39.65/allroster/fbsearch.htm |access-date=November 4, 2007 |date=August 25, 2003 |title=Bentley Historical Library -- -- U of M Football Rosters |publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928200732/http://141.211.39.65/allroster/fbsearch.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}

As of 2007, Vaughn holds the University of Michigan career yards per attempt record (minimum 200 attempts).{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/document_file/fbl-2007spring-records1.pdf|title=Record Book|access-date=December 27, 2007|year=2007|publisher=University of Michigan & Host Interactive|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080229173113/http://www.mgoblue.com/document_file/fbl-2007spring-records1.pdf |archive-date = February 29, 2008}}

He opened the 1990 season by posting 201 rushing yards on September 15, 1990, against University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, then 288 rushing yards against the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins on September 22, 1990, at the Big House.{{cite web|url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=440 |title=Versus Notre Dame September 15, 1990 |publisher=Regents of the University of Michigan |work=M Go Blue - University of Michigan Athletics Official Site |access-date=October 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050829190535/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=440 |archive-date=August 29, 2005 }}{{cite web|url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=443 |title=Versus UCLA September 22, 1990 |publisher=Regents of the University of Michigan |work=M Go Blue - University of Michigan Athletics Official Site |access-date=October 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050901140407/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=443 |archive-date=September 1, 2005 }} This feat made him the first Michigan back to rush for 200 yards in consecutive games, a feat not duplicated until Mike Hart did so in 2004.{{cite web|url=http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2004/10/26/Sports/Daniel.Bremmer.Hart.Playing.Like.A.Heisman.Candidate-1426155.shtml |title=Daniel Bremmer: Hart playing like a Heisman candidate |publisher=The Michigan Daily |author=Bremmer, Daniel |date=October 26, 2004 |access-date=October 15, 2007 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The 288-yard effort ranks third on the All-time Michigan single-game rushing yards list (behind Ron Johnson's 347 yards in 1968 against the Wisconsin Badgers and Tshimanga Biakabutuka's 313 yards against the Ohio State Buckeyes in 1995).{{cite web|url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |access-date=November 12, 2007 |title=Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page |publisher=Regents of the University of Michigan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112175906/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |archive-date=November 12, 2007 }} His 1,364 yards rushing that season ranks 13th on the Michigan all-time single season rushing list. During that redshirt sophomore season, he played with freshman Ricky Powers, who set the Michigan freshman rushing record later broken by Hart and who tied with Vaughn for a team-high five 100-yard rushing games, although accumulating far fewer total yards than Vaughn.{{cite web|url=http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1144&CID=690607|access-date=October 15, 2007|publisher=STATS LLC|title=Top 5 freshman impacts of the last 20 years|author=Spath, Michael|date=July 12, 2007|archive-date=November 23, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123195744/http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1144&CID=690607|url-status=dead}}

During the 1990 season, Vaughn was closely watched in the press. He entered Michigan's seventh game—the weekend of October 28, 1990—as the nation's leading rusher.{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEEDF123DF93BA15753C1A966958260|title= College Football: Midwest; Flowers Nets 208 for Nebraska|publisher=The New York Times Company|access-date=December 12, 2007|date=October 28, 1990}} Entering the eighth week, he was averaging over 144 yards per game and was second in the nation and first in the Big Ten.{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEFD61230F937A35752C1A966958260|title= College Football: Southwest/Midwest; Houston Goes to 8-0 A|publisher=The New York Times Company|access-date=December 12, 2007|date=November 4, 1990}} He only gained a total of 94 yards in his ninth, tenth and eleventh games combined and entered Michigan's bowl game as #11 in the nation.{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DD1131F932A05751C1A966958260|title= A Long Day's Wait for No. 1|publisher=The New York Times Company|access-date=December 12, 2007|date=December 31, 1990}} He ran for 128 yards in his final game and ended the season as the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year. He also ended the season eleventh in the nation in rushing and second in the Big Ten with 112.4 yards per game.

Despite his eventual professional success as a kickoff returner, he never returned kickoffs in college. In 1990, Desmond Howard and Derrick Alexander shared the kick-return duties. In 1989, Desmond Howard and Tony Boles shared the role.

In 2020, Vaughn would join at least 70 other plaintiffs in lawsuits against the University of Michigan charging the school with allowing team doctor Robert Anderson to sexually abuse students for decades.{{cite news|last=Tinsley|first=Justin|title=Jon Vaughn and the cost of being a Michigan Man|date=July 24, 2020|website=Andscape|url=https://andscape.com/features/jon-vaughn-and-the-cost-of-being-a-michigan-man/|access-date=July 25, 2020}}

Vaughn entered the 1991 National Football League Draft after his redshirt sophomore season.{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE4DB173CF93BA25752C0A967958260|title= SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Vaughn to Enter N.F.L.|publisher=The New York Times Company|access-date=November 18, 2007|date=January 18, 1991}}{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEEDF123DF93BA15753C1A966958260|title= College Football: Midwest; Flowers Nets 208 for Nebraska|publisher=The New York Times Company|access-date=November 18, 2007|date=October 28, 1990}} The season trailed off as Powers got much of the late-season workload with four consecutive 100-yard efforts in Michigan wins. Vaughn was one of a relatively small class of underclassmen, headlined by Ragib "Rocket" Ismail, to be approved in the NFL's second class of players allowed to declare themselves eligible for the draft despite remaining amateur eligibility.{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE1DC173FF936A35751C0A967958260|title= N.F.L. Has 29 Players Listed for Early Draft|publisher=The New York Times Company|access-date=November 18, 2007|date=February 5, 1991|author=Eskenazi, Gerald}} In addition to Vaughn, other headliners among the underclassmen were Herman Moore, Todd Marinovich, and Rob Carpenter (who also played for the 1991 Patriots). Vaughn was drafted with the first pick of the fifth round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots.{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Coach Dick MacPherson used him sparingly from scrimmage in his rookie year as Leonard Russell was the featured back for the 1991 Patriots.{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=NWE&lg=nfl&yr=1991 |title=1991 New England Patriots |access-date=November 18, 2007 |publisher=databaseSports.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407140222/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=NWE&lg=nfl&yr=1991 |archive-date=April 7, 2007 }} However, he had 34 kickoff returns, including one touchdown, for an average of 21.1 yards in 1991, 10th among those with 1.2 returns per game.{{cite web |title=Statistics All NFL Kick Returns 1991 Regular Season |url=http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=0&statisticCategory=KICK_RETURNS&season=1991&seasonType=REG |access-date=November 28, 2007 |publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC}} He also completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to Marv Cook against the Houston Oilers on September 22, 1991, the Patriots' only non-quarterback touchdown pass until Dave Meggett repeated the feat during the 1997 NFL season.{{cite web|url=http://search.boston.com/local/Search.do?s.tab=globe&s.sm.query=%22Jon+Vaughn%22&s.ypsearch=&s.yplocation=&col=&when=&qf=&qn=&qc=&qs=&s.si%28simplesearchinput%29.sortBy=-articleprintpublicationdate&s.dateRange=|title=Meggett and Brown Throw Off The Defense|access-date=December 24, 2007|date=November 24, 1997|publisher=NY Times Co.|work=Boston Globe|author=Greenidge, Jim}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In 1992, Vaughn led the team in rushing yards with 451 yards on 113 carries.{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=NWE&yr=1992&lg=nfl |title=1992 New England Patriots |access-date=November 18, 2007 |publisher=databaseSports.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070412054117/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=NWE&lg=nfl&yr=1992 |archive-date=April 12, 2007 }} He had 20 kickoff returns for an average of 28.2 yards, including another return touchdown. This second kickoff return touchdown was the last by a Patriot until Derrick Cullors repeated the feat in 1997 against the Buffalo Bills.{{cite web|url=http://search.boston.com/local/Search.do?s.tab=globe&s.sm.query=%22Jon+Vaughn%22&s.ypsearch=&s.yplocation=&col=&when=&qf=&qn=&qc=&qs=&s.si%28simplesearchinput%29.sortBy=-articleprintpublicationdate&s.dateRange=|title=A Flying Cullors Passes A Big Test|access-date=December 24, 2007|date=November 10, 1997|publisher=NY Times Co.|work=Boston Globe|author=Ryan, Bob}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Vaughn's first 100-yard rushing game—110 yards on 20 carries—came on November 22 in a 24–3 win against the New York Jets at home.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VaugJo00_biggames.htm |title=Jon Vaughn (big games) |access-date=January 22, 2008 |publisher=Sports Reference, LLC. |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122131000/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VaugJo00_biggames.htm |archive-date=January 22, 2008 }} In 1992, Vaughn had six fumbles on only 113 carries and 13 receptions, and five of the fumbles were lost to the other team.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/jonvaughn/profile?id=VAU454050|title=All-Time Players: Jon Vaughn (profile)|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC|access-date=January 12, 2008|year=2007}} His 28.2-yard average led the National Football League (Deion Sanders was second at 26.7).{{cite web |title=Statistics All NFL Kick Returns 1992 Regular Season |url=http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=0&statisticCategory=KICK_RETURNS&season=1992&seasonType=REG |access-date=November 28, 2007 |publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC}}

After two seasons in New England, Vaughn was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for an undisclosed draft pick.{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE0DD1038F934A1575BC0A965958260|title= N.F.L. TRAINING CAMP REPORT|publisher=The New York Times Company|access-date=November 18, 2007|date=August 27, 1993}} During the 1993 NFL season, his workload was modest in the backfield with Chris Warren and John L. Williams,{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=SEA&yr=1993&lg=nfl |title=1993 Seattle Seahawks |access-date=November 18, 2007 |publisher=databaseSports.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070411070624/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=SEA&lg=nfl&yr=1993 |archive-date=April 11, 2007 }} but one game featured a career-best 131 yards on 26 carries,{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7D91F3AF934A15751C1A965958260|title= PRO FOOTBALL; Hear the Cold Wind Blow: Pack Is Back in Playoffs|access-date=November 18, 2007|date=December 27, 1993|publisher=The New York Times Company}} his second and last 100-yard rushing game.

Vaughn spent most of the 1994 NFL season with the Seahawks, but he was released after having three fumbles on only 27 carries. In December, he was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E5D71130F932A35751C1A962958260|title= Transactions|access-date=November 18, 2007|date=December 1, 1994|publisher=The New York Times Company}} He had no rushes from scrimmage that year, but he returned kickoffs for both teams and recorded a kick return touchdown for each,{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/jonvaughn/careerstats?id=VAU454050|title=All-Time Players: Jon Vaughn (career stats)|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC|access-date=November 26, 2007|year=2007}} including a 91-yard runback against the Miami Dolphins for the Chiefs in 1994.{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E5DE1F39F930A25751C1A962958260|title= PRO FOOTBALL; Shula and Dolphins on Wheels All Night|publisher=The New York Times Company|access-date=November 18, 2007|date=December 13, 1994|author=Nobles, Charles}}

In his career, Vaughn ran back four kickoffs for touchdowns. This ranked him tenth (two short of the record six) in NFL history through the 2006 NFL season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/history/randf/records/indiv/kickreturns|title=Individual Records: Kickoff Returns|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC|access-date=December 17, 2007|year=2007}} He had been in a three-way tie for eight upon his retirement before the 1995 NFL season. His kickoff return touchdowns for three teams tied Ron Smith for the NFL record, which was broken during the 2007 NFL season by Allen Rossum who posted a touchdown return for his fourth team. Despite his success as a kick returner, he was released during training camp in 1995.{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=%22Jon%20Vaughn%22%20AND%20date(all)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(%22Jon%20Vaughn%22)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no|

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Vaughn revealed in July 2020 that he had been sexually abused by the late University of Michigan doctor Robert Anderson (1928–2008) after allegations began emerging about the physician in February 2020.{{Cite web|last=Tinsley|first=Justin|date=2020-07-24|title=Jon Vaughn and the cost of being a Michigan Man|url=https://andscape.com/features/jon-vaughn-and-the-cost-of-being-a-michigan-man/|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Andscape|language=en-US}} Vaughn said he saw Anderson while playing for University of Michigan from 1988 to 1990, and during several visits the doctor gave him testicular and rectal exams.{{Cite news|title=Former Michigan player opens up about the sexual abuse behind his sit-in protest|language=en|work=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/10/15/1046519748/former-michigan-player-opens-up-about-the-sexual-abuse-behind-his-sit-in-protest|access-date=2021-10-25}} Vaughn became active in efforts to hold the university accountable including speaking about bills aimed at removing barriers allowing victims of Anderson to sue the university.{{Cite web|last=Brand-Williams|first=Oralandar|title=Legislators to revive bid to ease sex abuse suits against UM|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/12/18/legislators-revive-bid-ease-sex-abuse-suits-against-um/3958030001/|access-date=2021-10-25|website=The Detroit News|language=en-US}} Among his most high-profile activities was camping outside of the home of then-University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel in October 2021.{{Cite web|last=Kozlowski|first=Hani Barghouthi and Kim|title='Here for the long haul': Anderson survivor adamant about meeting with UM president, regents|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/10/10/anderson-survivor-adamant-meeting-um-president-regents/6080267001/|access-date=2021-10-25|website=The Detroit News|language=en-US}} Vaughn announced a bid to run for a Regent of the University of Michigan office.

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