Willie Geny
| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 14, 1913 Nashville, Tennessee,U.S. |
| Died: | December 19, 1999(aged 86) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt(1933–1935) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Charles F."Willie"Geny(November 14, 1913 – December 19, 1999)[1]was an Americancollege footballandbasketballplayer for theVanderbilt Commodores.He was football'sSoutheastern Conferenceplayer of the year in1935.As captain of the Commodores, he led them to their first defeat of rivalTennesseein nine years.[2]He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.[3]He later sold insurance. Geny persuadedBilly Joe Adcockto attend Vanderbilt.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPB2-724:accessed May 23, 2016), Charles F Geny, December 19, 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ^"Dixon Stars in Commodores Victory".Spartanburg Herald-Journal.November 17, 1935.
- ^"Geny, Charles" Willie "« Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame".
- ^Traughber, Bill (2012).Vanderbilt Basketball: Tales of Commodore Hardwood History.ISBN9781609496883.