Harry Varner
American football player and coach (1885–1970)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Howard Varner (December 18, 1885 – November 3, 1970) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia for one season in 1915, compiling a record of 8–1. Varner was born in Warrenton, Virginia in 1885.[1][2] He later worked as a surgeon in El Paso, Texas. He died there after suffering from prostate cancer in 1970.[3][4]
BornDecember 18, 1885
Warrenton, Virginia, U.S.
Warrenton, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 3, 1970 (aged 84)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
1906VPI
1915Virginia
Varner pictured in Corks and Curls 1916, Virginia yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 18, 1885 Warrenton, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 1970 (aged 84) El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1906 | VPI |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1915 | Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–1 |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Virginia Orange and Blue (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Virginia | 8–1 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
| Virginia: | 8–1 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
