John Loughran

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John Loughran
Biographical details
Born(1898-10-30)October 30, 1898
Playing career
Football
1918–1919Pittsburgh
Basketball
1918–1919Pittsburgh
Position(s)Halfback (football)
center (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1923Saint Francis (PA)
Head coaching record
Overall0–10
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SpeedoLoughran-Basketball.jpg

John James "Speedo" Loughran[1] (October 30, 1898 - ~1988) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania from 1923 to 1924.[2]

Loughran played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was part o the 1918 Pittsburgh Panthers national championship team.[3][4]

Speedo was one of Pitt's only athlete to letter in four varsity sports - football, basketball, baseball and track. He was coached by "Doc" Flint.

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References[]

  1. ^ Sciullo, Sam (2005). Pitt: 100 Years of Pitt Basketball. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-59670-081-9.
  2. ^ "Preseason Record Book" (PDF). Saint Francis Red Flash football. 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Panther Football History" (PDF). Pitt Panthers football. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Layberger, Tom. "Coronavirus Sports Shutdown Brings To Mind 1918, When Spanish Flu And WWI Disrupted College Football". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
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