Background
Hughes, John was born on April 10, 1943 in St. David's, Wales. Son of Essex James and Mary Ann (Harris) Hughes. came to the United States, 1964.
Hughes, John was born on April 10, 1943 in St. David's, Wales. Son of Essex James and Mary Ann (Harris) Hughes. came to the United States, 1964.
Norwich University; University of Vermont (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Seton Hall University (Juris Doctor, 1973). Boston University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1981).
Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to Chief Judge, United States. District Court, District of Vermont, 1973-1974. Assistant United States.
Attorney, District of Vermont, 1975-1978.
Hughes was nicknamed 'Yogi', derived from the popular cartoon character Yogi Bear. He is known as one of the Lisbon Lions, although he did not play in the 1967 European Cup Final itself due to injury. Hughes signed for Celtic from Shotts Bon Accord in 1960, and scored 189 goals in 416 appearances during his eleven seasons with the club.
He had played in the requisite number of matches to qualify for a medal, as had Joe McBride and Charlie Gallagher. Celtic reached the European Cup final for the second time in 1970, after they defeated English champions Leeds United in both legs of the semi-final. In the first leg, Celtic beat Leeds 1–0 at Elland Road with a goal from George Connelly.
Hughes scored Celtic's first goal in that match, after Billy Bremner had given Leeds an early lead and levelled the aggregate score. Celtic lost the final 2–1 after extra time to Dutch side Feyenoord, with Hughes playing the whole game. Despite playing primarily on the wing, Hughes remains one of Celtic's highest all time highest goal scorers (6th) and is firmly established as a club legend.
Hughes moved to Crystal Palace in 1971, in a £30,000 joint deal with Willie Wallace. He joined Sunderland for £35,000 in January 1973, but injury brought a premature end to his career later that year. He only played 15 minutes of football for Sunderland.
Hughes earned eight full international caps for the Scotland national team between 1965 and 1970. He made his debut in a goalless draw with Spain at Hampden Park. Hughes scored four goals in six appearances for the Scottish League XI.
After coaching with Baillieston, Hughes was appointed manager of Stranraer in 1975, but he left the role after just one year.
In 1978, Hughes became the first international team manager of the Scottish Junior Football Association.
Grafton County and New Hampshire Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [Captain, United States.
Army, 1966-1970; Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army Reserve], Business and Corporate, Civil Litigation.
Married Linda Kay Petersen. Children: Stacey Ann, Bradford James.