Worth Bryan Yancey (July 3, 1879 – August 26, 1912) was an American

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player and coach and

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player. He served as the head football coach at Bethany College in

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from 1907 to 1908. Yancey attended Kentucky University—know known as

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, where he played football. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethany College in 1909. Yancey played for the

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of the

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in 1906. He also managed the Lexington Baseball Club. Yancey died on August 26, 1912, at his mother's home in Lexington, following a 17-month-long illness.

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