Harry Varner

Harry Varner
Varner pictured in Corks and Curls 1916, Virginia yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1885-12-18)December 18, 1885
Warrenton, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 3, 1970(1970-11-03) (aged 84)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1906VPI
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1915Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall8–1

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]

  1. ^ Barton, R.T. (1916). A History of the Class of 1914, University of Virginia. Vol. 1. Class. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Martin, L.G.; Hardie, J. (1988). John Hardie of Thornhill and his family. Thornhill Foundation. ISBN 9780962000003. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Texas Medical Association (1971). Texas Medicine. Texas Medical Association. Retrieved April 14, 2015.