Vernon Carlton "Lefty" Haynes (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1973) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Louisiana College in 1940 and at The Apprentice School in Newport News, Virginia from 1949 to 1950. Haynes was also the head basketball coach at Tulane University from 1942 to 1945. He played college football at Tulane University, where he was a member of the 1931 Tulane Green Wave football team, which played in the 1932 Rose Bowl.[1]

Vernon Haynes
Haynes pictured in Jambalaya 1943, Tulane yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1910-12-17)December 17, 1910
Arkansas City, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedMay 29, 1973(1973-05-29) (aged 62)
Metarie, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1929–1931Tulane
Basketball
1929–1932Tulane
Position(s)End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932Alcee Fortier HS (LA) (assistant)
1933–1934Warren Easton HS (LA)
1935–1939Ouachita Parish HS (LA)
1940Louisiana College
1941–1945Tulane (ends)
1949–1950Apprentice
Basketball
1932–1933Alcee Fortier HS (LA)
1942–1945Tulane
Head coaching record
Overall28–26 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Football
All-Southern (1931)

Coaching career

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Haynes was the 12th head football coach at The Apprentice School in Newport News, Virginia and he held that position for two seasons, from 1949 until 1950. His coaching record at Apprentice was 8–8.

References

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  1. ^ "Vernon Haynes New Coach at La. College". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. February 3, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved July 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .
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