Stuart Vaughan (American football)

{{short description|American football player (born 1936)}}

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| name = Stuart Vaughan

| image = Stuart Vaughan 1957.jpeg

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| caption = Vaughan, circa 1957

| school = Utah Utes

| currentnumber = 22

| currentposition = Halfback

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1936|3|19|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Texas

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| weight_lb = 155

| highlights = NCAA receiving leader (1957)

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| pastschools = Utah (1957)

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Stuart Vaughan (born March 19, 1936) was an American football player. He grew up in San Angelo, Texas, and played college football for the Utah Utes football team in 1956 and 1957.{{cite web|title=Stuart Vaughan|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 26, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/stuart-vaughan-1.html}} In 1957, he caught 53 passes for 756 yards and five touchdowns in 10 games. He led the NCAA major colleges in 1957 in both total receptions and receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1957 Receiving Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 26, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1957-receiving.html}} Paired with Utah quarterback Lee Grosscup, Vaughan broke Skyline Conference receiving records, and both were selected as first-team all-conference players.{{cite news|title=Utah Places 5 Players on Official All-Skyline Team|newspaper=The Daily Herald (Provo, UT)|date=December 8, 1957|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/7774445/?terms=%22Stuart%2BVaughan%22%2Butah|via=Newspapers.com}} He was also selected by Coach and Athlete publication as the Mountain States player of the year for 1957.{{cite news|title=Vaughan Gets Grid Honor|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=December 14, 1957|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3504521/vaughan_gets_grid_honor/|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} In August 2015, the Deseret News ranked Vaughan No. 62 on its list of the 100 greatest players in Utah football history.{{cite news|title=62 Stuart Vaughan, running back|newspaper=Deseret News|date=August 27, 2015|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/top/3373/39/62-Stuart-Vaughan-running-back-1955-57-The-Utah-football-100-Ranking-the-best-players-in-school.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831003707/http://www.deseretnews.com/top/3373/39/62-Stuart-Vaughan-running-back-1955-57-The-Utah-football-100-Ranking-the-best-players-in-school.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 31, 2015}}