Jon Vaughn

Jonathan Stewart Vaughn (born March 12, 1970) is an American former professional football running back and return specialist who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons from 1991 to 1994 with the Seattle Seahawks, the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs.

[citation needed] Born and raised in Florissant, Missouri, Vaughn attended McCluer North High School there.

[9] During that redshirt sophomore season, he played with freshman Ricky Powers, who set the Michigan freshman rushing record later broken by Hart and who tied with Vaughn for a team-high five 100-yard rushing games, although accumulating far fewer total yards than Vaughn.

[17] Entering the eighth week, he was averaging over 144 yards per game and was second in the nation and first in the Big Ten.

[19] He ran for 128 yards in his final game and ended the season as the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.

[15] In 2020, Vaughn would join at least 70 other plaintiffs in lawsuits against the University of Michigan charging the school with allowing team doctor Robert Anderson to sexually abuse students for decades.

[23] In addition to Vaughn, other headliners among the underclassmen were Herman Moore, Todd Marinovich, and Rob Carpenter (who also played for the 1991 Patriots).

[25] Coach Dick MacPherson used him sparingly from scrimmage in his rookie year as Leonard Russell was the featured back for the 1991 Patriots.

[27] This second kickoff return touchdown was the last by a Patriot until Derrick Cullors repeated the feat in 1997 against the Buffalo Bills.

Vaughn revealed in July 2020 that he had been sexually abused by the late University of Michigan doctor Robert Anderson (1928–2008) after allegations began emerging about the physician in February 2020.

[41] Vaughn said he saw Anderson while playing for University of Michigan from 1988 to 1990, and during several visits the doctor gave him testicular and rectal exams.

[43] Among his most high-profile activities was camping outside of the home of then-University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel in October 2021.