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]
 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
edit| 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 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Barton, R.T. (1916). A History of the Class of 1914, University of Virginia. Vol. 1. Class. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Martin, L.G.; Hardie, J. (1988). John Hardie of Thornhill and his family. Thornhill Foundation. ISBN 9780962000003. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976 Image Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25174-10006-60 — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Texas Medical Association (1971). Texas Medicine. Texas Medical Association. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
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