Ralph Lincoln Vaughn (February 12, 1918 – June 8, 1998) was an American basketball player for the

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. He led the

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in scoring his senior season of 1939–40 at 15.0 points per game (180 in conference play) in which he was named a Consensus First Team All-American. That season, Vaughn led the

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–coached team to their first ever NCAA Tournament, losing in the national semifinals. Vaughn once scored 36 points in a single game against UCLA, which was a conference record that stood for 21 years. At Frankfort High School in

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, Vaughn led the North Central Conference in scoring during his junior and senior seasons, winning the state championship as a junior in 1935. He was also dubbed All-State and played for future

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Everett Case. Vaughn appeared on the January 15, 1940 cover of ''Life'' magazine. He played in the National Basketball League for several years before getting into business.

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