More Than A Coach chronicles the life of Raymond Lawson Vaughn from his childhood in Washita County, Oklahoma and his college experiences as the captain of the Harding University basketball team to his service in the United States Navy during World War II as the Captain of PT Boat 243 in the South China Sea and his unwavering commitment as an educator and coach. His lifelong experiences as a coach and athletic director both at Capitol Hill High School in south Oklahoma City and at Oklahoma Christian University in far north Oklahoma City are illustrated by stories provided by athletes that he coached and mentored from 1946 through his death in 1980. Of the thousands of athletes that he influenced, two of them, J.W. Mashburn and Jeff Bennett, had the opportunity to represent their country in the International Summer Olympic Games. Coach Vaughn's devotion to his Christian faith and all those that he came in contact with over the years is evidenced through their memories of his lifelong dedication to excellence and achievement on the field of sport, in the classroom, and in life in general. The accounts of their personal experiences with Coach Vaughn will encourage and motivate the reader in the same manner he encouraged and motivated them. Ray Vaughn received a B.A. degree from Oklahoma Christian University in 1970 and a Juris Doctorate degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1976. In 2006, 2010 and again in 2014, he was elected to serve as an Oklahoma County Commissioner from District 3, which covers most of northern Oklahoma County, including Edmond, Arcadia, The Village, Nichols, Hills, Oklahoma City and the Deer Creek area. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Oklahoma County Commissioners and the Oklahoma County Budget Board. He has practiced law in Oklahoma County for over thirty years. He was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1988 through 2004 during which time he served four years as Assistant Minority Floor Leader and was appointed by Governor Frank Keating as Chairman of the Governor s Task Force on Tobacco and Youth. Vaughn currently serves as a Trustee of Oklahoma Christian University and is also an appointee to the Oklahoma Storage Tank Advisory Council; the Oklahoma Dispute Resolution Advisory Board; the Oklahoma 911 Advisory Board and the board of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. Vaughn has been a television anchorman and reporter for television stations in Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona. He has served as an Edmond Assistant City Attorney and as Edmond Associate Municipal Judge. Vaughn has received numerous awards, including the Oklahoma Bar Association Liberty Bell Award; Edmond Citizen of the Year; numerous Legislator of the Year awards; The Oklahoma Christian University Outstanding Alumnus in the field of Public Service; The UCO President's Medal of Honor; the Oklahoma Department of Health Health Hero award and most recently induction into the Edmond Hall of Fame. Vaughn has been married to his wife Suzanne for the last 48 years. They have three children and nine grandchildren.