Red Dugan

American college baseball coach (1913–1992)

Red Dugan
Biographical details

Born	(1913-02-13)February 13, 1913 Frankfort, Kansas, U.S.
Died	July 5, 1992(1992-07-05) (aged 79) Hiawatha, Kansas, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Kansas
Playing career
1938–1940	Kansas

Position(s)	Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946	Kansas

Head coaching record
Overall	4–6

Ralph Newton "Red" Dugan (February 13, 1913 – July 5, 1992) was an American college athlete, and head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks baseball team in 1946.^[1]

Biography

Dugan was born in Frankfort, Kansas, in 1913.^[2]^[3] He attended Holton High School in Holton, Kansas, and then attended the University of Kansas, initially on a football scholarship.^[4] At Kansas, he played football (1938), basketball (1938), and baseball (1938–1940).^[4] He earned varsity letters in baseball as a pitcher.^[5]

During World War II, Dugan served in the United States Army Air Corps,^[4] from January 1943 to January 1946.^[6] He was first stationed in Miami Beach, Florida, where he played football and baseball.^[4] He was then transferred to Las Vegas Army Air Field, where he coached the air field's baseball team, the Horned Frogs.^[4] They competed against other military teams, and also won some semi-professional tournaments.^[4]

While in the military, Dugan had surgery to remove warts on his feet; this led to an infection, and caused him to walk with a limp for the rest of his life.^[4]

After the war, Dugan returned to the University of Kansas,^[4] where he served as head coach of the baseball team in 1946.^[7] The team had a record of 4–6, playing all of their games within the Big Six Conference, and finishing in fifth place in the conference.^[8] Dugan earned a degree in physical education and became a teacher.^[4] He later worked in Hiawatha, Kansas, for 30 years as a coach and teacher.^[4] He also served in the Kansas National Guard until 1968.^[2]

Dugan died in Hiawatha in 1992.^[4] He was a widower, and was survived by a daughter.^[2]

References

^ "K. U. Baseball Coach". Emporia Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. AP. March 14, 1946. p. 13. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ralph Dugan". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. July 7, 1992. p. 11. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. October 1940. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via fold3.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Baseball in Wartime – Red Dugan". baseballinwartime.com.
^ "S Softball Comes Home". Lawrence Journal-World. September 3, 1991. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016 – via Wayback Machine.
^ "Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File". United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via fold3.com.
^ "Kansas Athletics". Jayhawks.org. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
^ Kansas Baseball Media Guide. University of Kansas. 2018. p. 149. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via issuu.com.