Charles F. "Willie" Geny (November 14, 1913 – December 19, 1999) was an American

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and

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player for the

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. He was football's

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player of the year in

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

. As captain of the Commodores, he led them to their first defeat of rival

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in nine years. He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1985. He later sold insurance. Geny persuaded

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to attend Vanderbilt.

References

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