Charles F. "Willie" Geny (November 14, 1913 – December 19, 1999) was an American
college football
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Unlike most ...
and
basketball
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player for the
Vanderbilt Commodores
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. He was football's
Southeastern Conference
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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
Tennessee
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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
Billy Joe Adcock
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to attend Vanderbilt.
References
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1913 births
1999 deaths
American football ends
American men's basketball players
Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball players
Vanderbilt Commodores football players
Players of American football from Nashville, Tennessee
Basketball players from Nashville, Tennessee