One of the last great two-way players, Vaughn earned All-Big Eight honors as a fullback (1963) and defensive back (1964)
Finished second in the Big Eight in rushing (in 1963) to Kansas' Gale Sayers and the two of them were in the same backfield on several All-America teams
Two-time Big Eight leader in punt returns (15.7 as a junior and 12.0 as a senior)
Iowa State's 1965 Athlete of the Year and a 1964 Academic All-American
After his pro career, Vaughn was an assistant coach at ISU for Earle Bruce
Part of a Detroit Lions’ secondary that included Vaughn and Pro Football Hall of Famers Lem Barney and Dick LaBeauÂ