Samuel William Honaker (March 14, 1887 – March 21, 1966) was an

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player and coach and

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general.

Early years

Honaker was born in

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in 1887 but grew up in Plano, Texas. He spent two years at Bingham Preparatory School in

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and five at the

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University of Virginia

He graduated from UVA in 1913.

Football

Honaker was a

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for the

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of the

, remembered as one of its "great" ones; "a diminutive quarterback who thrilled the crowds with his brilliant broken-field running."

=1907

= "A well known

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authority on sports" selected Honaker for his All-Southern team in 1907.

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gave him honorable mention on his All-America teams.

=1908

= The Cavaliers won a Southern title in

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=1909

= Virginia won a share of another title in 1909. Honaker was

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of the '09 team.

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was a teammate.

Coaching career

He was the head

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coach for the University of Richmond Spiders located in

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for the 1911 season. His career coaching record at Richmond was 0 wins, 6 losses, and 2 ties.

Consul general

Honaker later joined the

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, serving as consul general in Istanbul, Turkey at one point. He was also the consul general in Stuttgart, Germany in 1935.

Head coaching record

References

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