kˈɔflɪn spˈɛnt hɪz ɛntˈaɪɚɹ ɐdˈʌlt lˈaɪf wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː plˈeɪɪŋ ænd kˈoʊtʃɪŋ bˈeɪsbɔːl, æz ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ plˈeɪɚ, mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡ kˈoʊtʃ, ænd spˈɛndɪŋ hɪz lˈæst twˈɛnti θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz æz ðə hˈɛd bˈeɪsbɔːl kˈoʊtʃ æt lˌæfeɪˈɛt kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ɪn ˈiːstən, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə.
Coughlin spent his entire adult life (1899–1943) playing and coaching baseball, as a major league player, minor league coach, and spending his last 23 years as the head baseball coach at Lafayette College, in Easton, Pennsylvania.