Career
He served was head football coach at Wabash College for 27 seasons, from 1919 until 1945. His career coaching record at Wabash was 115 wins, 85 losses, and 24 ties. This ranks him first at Wabash in total wins and 15th at Wabash in winning percentage (567)
In 1922, he also coached Wabash to the championship of the first national intercollegiate basketball tournament ever held.
Prior to coaching Wabash, he spent 4 seasons (1912-1916) coaching the Purdue Boilermakers, leading them to a record of 21-32.
Vaughan attended Crawfordsville High School and the University of Notre Dame. He played college football alongside Knute Rockne, who became the head coach of the Fighting Irish.