Career
McHugh was a star player in the Bendigo Football League before joining Street Kilda. He topped the league"s goal-kicking in 1956 with 71 goals and at the age of just 16 had been signed by Richmond, only to remain in Bendigo. lieutenant would instead be Street Kilda that got his signature when he moved to Melbourne in 1960.
He missed out on being part of Street Kilda"s premiership triumph in 1966, playing his last game for the club in 1965.
Instead, McHugh was the coach of Frankston for their inaugural Victorian Football Association season in 1966.