LeRoy Barry Hughes (November 20, 1905 – December 7, 1991) was an

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and

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coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Menlo Junior College in

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(1941–1943, 1946–1949) and

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(1950–1961). He was the head coach at Cal Poly during the California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash in 1960. Hughes was a member of the

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men's basketball team from 1927 to 1929. He was hired as

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and head football coach at Cal Poly in March 1950.

Head coaching record

College football

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, LeRoy 1905 births 1991 deaths Cal Poly Mustangs athletic directors Cal Poly Mustangs football coaches Menlo Oaks (junior college) football coaches Menlo Oaks men's basketball coaches Oregon Ducks men's basketball players