Daugherty, "Duffy" (Hugh Duffy)
Football
b. Sept. 8, 1915, Emeigh, PA
d. Sept. 25, 1987
As a guard at Syracuse University, Daugherty suffered a cracked vertebra in his neck in 1938, his junior year, and played the season wearing a protective collar. He captained the team in 1939, then became an assistant coach for a season before serving in the Army during World War II. He returned to Syracuse as line coach in 1946.
When head coach "Biggie" Munn went to Michigan State in 1947, Daugherty went with him and served as line coach until 1954, when Munn retired and Daugherty succeeded him. In 19 seasons as head coach, he had a 109-69-5 record and won two Big Ten championships.
His 1965 team won all 10 regular season games and was consensus national champion, but lost 14-12 to UCLA in the Rose Bowl. The 1966 squad was ranked second to Notre Dame in the wire service polls and tied with Notre Dame for first place in the National Football Foundation ranking.
Daugherty, who retired from coaching after the 1972 season, was a popular interviewee and after-dinner speaker because of his wit. He coined the often quoted phrase, "A tie is like kissing your sister."